law: Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980
  7. Powers in relation to absconding persons
  (1) If 1[the appropriate government or an officer mentioned in
  
  sub-section (2) of section 3, as the case may be,] has reason to believe that a
  
  person in respect of whom a detention order has been made has absconded or is
  
  concealing himself so that the order cannot be executed, that government 2[or
  
  officer] may,-
  (a) make a report in writing of the fact to a
  
  Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class having
  
  jurisdiction in the place where the said person ordinarily resides; and there
  
  upon the provisions of sections 82, 83, 84 and 85 of the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall apply in respect of the said person and his
  
  property as if the order directing that he be detained were a warrant issued by
  
  the Magistrate;
  (b) by order notified in the Official Gazette
  
  direct the said person to appear before such officer, at such place and within
  
  such period as may be specified in the order, and if the said person fails to
  
  comply with such direction he shall, unless he proves that it was not possible
  
  for him to comply therewith and that he had, within the period specified in the
  
  order, informed the officer mentioned in the order, of the reason which
  
  rendered compliance therewith impossible and of his whereabouts, be punishable
  
  with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with
  
  both.
  (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), every offence under clause (b) of sub-section (1)
  
  shall be cognizable.