Proceedings on failure of the accused to appear

(1) If the accused fails to appear or cannot be found, the Panchayat shall report the fact to the Magistrate. (2) The Magistrate shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the accused and shall direct by endorsement on the warrant that if such person executes a bond with sufficient sureties for his attendance before himself in the manner provided by section 76 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, he shall be released from custody. (3) When the accused appears before the Magistrate, he shall direct him to execute a bond with or without sureties to appear before the Panchayats, Sarpanch or Panch on such date as he may direct and thereafter to continue to appear before the Panchayat as required by such person or the Panchayat. (4) On his failure to execute such bond the Magistrate shall order that the accused be produced in custody before the person mentioned in sub-section (3) or the Panchayat on such date not more than fifteen days later as he may direct. (5) If the accused fails to appeat before the Panchayat after executing a bond under sub-section (3) the Panchayat shall report the fact to the Magistrate before whom the bond was executed, and such Magistrate shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XLII of the Code of Criminal Procedure.