A civil party duly summoned who does not appear or is not represented at the hearing is considered to have withdrawn his civil party claim.
In this case, and if the public prosecution has only been set in motion by the direct summons issued at the request of the civil party, the court shall not rule on the said action unless it is requested to do so by the public prosecutor; except that the accused may claim damages from the court for abuse of the direct summons, as stated in article 472.
The judgment recording the presumed withdrawal of the civil party is served on him by bailiff’s writ, in accordance with the provisions of articles 550 et seq. This judgment is treated as a judgment by default, and the opposition is subject to the provisions of articles 489 to 495.