What happened: repeated proclamation/summons notices requiring accused attendance

A The Indian Express report lists numerous proclamation/summons notices. Each notice directs named accused persons to appear before the concerned magistrate or court within a specified time period.

The notices are presented as multiple separate blocks across the lower portion of the page. Each notice includes case identifiers (such as police station and case/complaint details), the accused persons named, and the court instruction to appear within the given time limit.

Background and earlier position: courts use summons and proclamation-type directions to secure attendance

Criminal cases require the accused to be available for hearings and procedural steps. Courts therefore issue attendance directions that state when and where the accused must appear.

Where ordinary service mechanisms do not secure attendance, courts may use proclamation-type directions to make the attendance requirement public and procedurally traceable.

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