law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  350.Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in
  
  obedience to summons.-
  (1) If any witness being summoned to appear
  
  before a Criminal Court is legally bound to appear at a certain place and time
  
  in obedience to the summons and without just excuse neglects or refuses to
  
  attend at that place or time or departs from the place where he has to attend
  
  before the time at which it is lawful for him to depart, and the Court before
  
  which the witness is to appear is satisfied that it is expedient in the
  
  interests of justice that such a witness should be tried summarily, the Court
  
  may take cognizance of the offence and after giving the offender an opportunity
  
  of showing cause why he should not be punished under this section, sentence him
  
  to fine not exceeding one hundred rupees.
  (2) In every such case the Court shall follow, as nearly as may be practicable,
  
  the procedure prescribed for summary trials.