Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 82 in BNSS
Proclamation for person absconding. Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Proclamation for person absconding) corresponds to Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
A proclamation for a person absconding is published under:
Answer & explanation
Section 84 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 82 CrPC. The court publishes a written proclamation requiring the person to appear at a specified place and time not less than thirty days from publication.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Summons how served | 64 |
| 64 | Service when person summoned cannot be found | 66 |
| 70 | Form of warrant of arrest and duration | 72 |
| 83 | Attachment of property of person absconding | 85 |
| 91 | Summons to produce document or other thing | 94 |
| 92 | Procedure as to letters and telegrams | 95 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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