40. Issue of warrant in lieu of or in addition to summons

The Court may, in any case in which it or a Kadi or Naib Kadi is empowered to issue a summons for the appearance of any person, issue, after recording its reasons in writing, a warrant for his or her arrest if —

either before the issue of the summons or after the issue of the summons but before the time fixed for his or her appearance the Court has reason to believe that he or she has absconded or will not obey the summons; or

if at the time fixed for his or her appearance he or she fails to appear and the summons is proved to have been duly served in time to admit of his or her appearing in accordance therewith and no reasonable excuse is offered for such failure.