PPC § 174 — Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant

Statutory text (English)

Whoever, being
legally bound to attend in person or by an agent at a certain place and time in obedience to a summons,
notice, order or proclamation proceeding from any public servant legally competent, as such public
servant, to issue the same,
intentionally omits to attend at that place or time, or departs from the place where he is bound
to attend before the time at which it is lawful for him to depart,
shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or
with fine which may extend to 1[one thousand five hundred rupees], or with both;
or, if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent in a Court
of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which
may extend to 1[three thousand rupees], or with both 2[;]
3[or, if the proclamation be under section 87 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, with
imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.]
Illustrations
(a) A, being legally bound to appear before the 4[High Court of 5[Sind]] in obedience to a
subpoena issuing from that Court, intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the
offence defined in this section.
(b) A, being legally bound to appear before a Zila Judge, as a witness, in obedience to a
summons issued by that Zila Judge, intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the
offence defined in this section.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.174: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 75, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

Verification status: verified · Text status: auto_transcribed_verified_source

The record cites an official source, but its transcription is automated or only partly checked; a human re-check is pending.

Official Urdu text status: pending_official_urdu_text. Where official Urdu wording has not been sourced, Qanoon does not substitute an unverified translation for the statutory text.

Historical text notes

1 historical record is linked to this section. Historical wording may be incomplete or pending verification; it is not presented as current law.

• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 75) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

Read this provision with care

This is a public reference to a stored statute record, not legal advice or a case-specific interpretation. Check the latest official gazette, applicable amendments and jurisdiction before relying on the text. A citation and verification label describe the record in this app; they cannot confirm that no later change has occurred. For a real legal matter, consult a licensed advocate.

Use the full PPC section index to compare nearby provisions, or return to search.