Section 100
Prohibition Of Failure To Appear In Violation Of Terms And Conditions Of Guarantee
(1) No person who has been charged with
an offence and released on guarantee shall fail, without a reasonable
cause, to appear in the office or court to which guarantee is given in
accordance with the terms and conditions of such guarantee.
Explanation: For the purpose of this Section, “guarantee”
means cash, bank guarantee or personal guarantee.
(2) A person who commits the offence referred to in subsection
(1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term
not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees
or both the sentences.
(3) Where a person who fails to so appear under this
Section is convicted of the offence with which he or she has been
charged shall be liable to the additional sentence under this Section,
in addition to the sentence imposable on him or her for such offence.
(4) Where a person who is released on personal guarantee
in accordance with law fails to appear in the office or court in
accordance with such guarantee, the person giving such guarantee
shall be liable to a sentence of fine not exceeding fifty thousand
rupees.
(5) A person who has been sentenced under this Section
shall not be eligible to become a surety without security until three
years.
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