https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296035 Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was construed harmoniously with the related penal scheme under Sections 174A and 229A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to secure appearance of absconding accused. The Court applied contextual and purposive interpretation and held that Section 82(4) does not create an exclusive class of offences limiting proclaimed-offender declarations only to the listed offences. The distinction between a proclaimed person and a proclaimed offender was treated as one of mode and consequences of declaration, not a ground to invalidate proclamation solely because the alleged offences fall outside the enumerated list. The challenge failed and the proclamation order was upheld. en-us Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:05:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296035 Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was construed harmoniously with the related penal scheme under Sections 174A and 229A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to secure appearance of absconding accused. The Court applied contextual and purposive interpretation and held that Section 82(4) does not create an exclusive class of offences limiting proclaimed-offender declarations only to the listed offences. The distinction between a proclaimed person and a proclaimed offender was treated as one of mode and consequences of declaration, not a ground to invalidate proclamation solely because the alleged offences fall outside the enumerated list. The challenge failed and the proclamation order was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296035