Proclamation for person absconding.
What this section does
Where a Court believes that a person against whom a warrant has been issued has absconded or is concealing himself, it may publish a proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified place and time not less than 30 days from publication. The proclamation must be publicly read and affixed at conspicuous places in the person's locality and at the Court-house, and may also be published in a newspaper. Where the offence is punishable with imprisonment of 10 years or more, life imprisonment, or death, and the person fails to appear, the Court may declare him a proclaimed offender.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court · Proclaimed person
- Time limit
- Appearance time specified in proclamation must be not less than 30 days from date of publication
Derived from CrPC s.82.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 84, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 84 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.