Sri Lanka Police public notice: Property of persons evading court can be seized
Sri Lanka Police have reminded the public that courts have the power to take legal action against individuals who evade arrest or remain in hiding after a warrant has been issued.Under Section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979, a court may issue a written proclamation requiring a person evading a warrant to appear at a specified place and time, giving at least 30 days to do so.Police said that if the person fails to appear even after such a proclamation, the court may, under Section 61, issue an order for the attachment of movable or immovable property belonging to that person
