Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
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Summary
When a magistrate issues a summons, they may allow the accused to skip personal attendance and appear through their pleader if there is reason. The magistrate who is conducting the inquiry or trial can however, at any stage, order the accused to attend in person and enforce that attendance.
Example
Meera gets a summons to appear in a magistrate's court over a neighbour dispute. The magistrate allows her to appear by her pleader, so she does not need to come in person. Later during the trial, the magistrate orders her personal attendance for questioning and enforces it.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Whenever a Magistrate issues a summons, he may, if he sees reason so to do, dispense with the personal attendance of the accused and permit him to appear by his pleader.
(2) But the Magistrate inquiring into or trying the case may, in his discretion, at any stage of the proceedings, direct the personal attendance of the accused, and, if necessary, enforce such attendance in the manner hereinbefore provided.
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