Proclamation Requiring the Appearance of Accused Person (Section 82 CrPC)
A legal proclamation issued under <strong>Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)</strong> directs an accused person to appear before the competent court or authority on a specified date or within a required time window.
- A Section 82 CrPC proclamation is a formal written legal direction that orders an accused person to come before a court or authority.
- A Section 82 CrPC proclamation helps the criminal process secure the accused’s physical presence for the next legal steps of the case.
- A Section 82 CrPC proclamation specifies the court or authority name and sets a date or time window for the accused to appear.
- A Section 82 CrPC proclamation warns that failure to comply may trigger further steps under the criminal procedure process.
What happened
A proclamation issued under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) requires the appearance of an accused person. The proclamation directs the accused person to appear before the competent court or authority on a specified date or within the required time window, and it indicates that non-compliance may lead to further legal consequences through the procedure laid down in criminal law.
Background and earlier position (procedural logic)
UPSC can frame Section 82 as a procedural step that links court control of trial timelines with due process for the accused. The core is that Section 82 creates a formal, time-bound direction with a non-compliance consequence pathway.
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