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State of Assam - Subsection

Section 16(4) in Assam Gramdan Rules, 1962

(4)Appearance of accused.-(i) If the complaint be not dismissed, a Gram Sabha Adalat shall, by summoning or otherwise, require an accused to appear and answer the petition.
(ii)If the accused fails to appear or cannot be found, a Gram Sabha Adalat shall request the nearest Magistrate who may issue a warrant for the arrest of the accused and when arrested may forward him for trial to it or release him on bail to appear before it.
(iii)Gram Sabha Adalat shall release an accused brought before it under sub-Rule (4) (ii) on his executing a bond for a sum not exceeding one hundred rupees to appear before it whenever called for the pending case.
(iv)A Gram Sabha Adalat may not compel a woman to appear in person against her will as witness, but she may be examined on commission.