Section 134 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with power to dispense with personal attendance. It replaces CrPC 115 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
134. The Magistrate may, if he sees sufficient cause, dispense with the personal attendance of any person called upon to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond for keeping the peace or for good behaviour and may permit him to appear by an advocate.
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