# Section 134 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

> Power to dispense with personal attendance.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 ord…

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Author: Sudhir Rao — Advocate, Supreme Court of India  
Category: BNSS  
Published: 2024-09-08

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**Power to dispense with personal attendance.**

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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