51. Proclamation for person absconding
Feedback & supportIf any court has reason to believe, whether after taking evidence or not, that any person against whom a warrant has been issued by it has absconded or is concealing himself so that the warrant cannot be executed, the court may publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified place and at a specified time not less than 30 days from the date of publishing the proclamation.[Forms 4 and 5.]
written
“writing” and “written” include printing, lithography, photography, engraving and every other mode in which words or figures can be expressed on paper or on any substance;
The proclamation shall be published as follows:
it shall be publicly read in some conspicuous place of the town, village or kampong in or near which that person ordinarily resides;
it shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the house or place in which that person ordinarily resides or on some conspicuous place of the town, village or kampong; and
a copy thereof shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the court house.
A statement in writing by the court issuing the proclamation to the effect that the proclamation was duly published on a specified day shall be conclusive evidence that the requirements of this section have been complied with and that the proclamation was published on that day.[50
writing
“writing” and “written” include printing, lithography, photography, engraving and every other mode in which words or figures can be expressed on paper or on any substance;