BNS Section 209 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 209: Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section (Legacy IPC Section 84)
Statutory Classification Details
Non-appearance in response
Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years,to a proclamation underor fine, or both,class. section 84 of this Sanhita. or community service. In a case where declarationImprisonment for 7 yearshas been made underand fine.class. sub-section (4) of section 84 of this Sanhita pronouncing a person as proclaimed offender