law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  87.Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons.-
  A Court may, in any case in
  
  which it is empowered by this Code to issue a summons for the appearance of any
  
  person, issue, after recording its reasons in writing, a warrant for his
  
  arrest-
  (a) if, either before the issue of such
  
  summons, or after the issue of the same but before the time fixed for his
  
  appearance, the Court sees reason to believe that he has absconded or will not
  
  obey the summons; or
  (b) if at such time he fails to appear and the
  
  summons is proved to have been duly served in time to admit of his appearing in
  
  accordance therewith and no reasonable excuse is offered for such failure.