Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Section 116: Power to dispense with personal attendance
116. Power to dispense with personal attendance. The Magistrate may, if he sees sufficient cause, dispense with the personal attendance of any person called upon to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond for keeping the peace, and may permit him to appear by a pleader. 1, 2
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