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Criminal Rules of Practice and Circular Orders, 1990

Criminal Rules of Practice and Circular Orders, 1990

Raw JSON API

Sections

1. Short title:

Section 1

2. Definitions:

Section 2

3. Hours of Sitting:

Section 3

4. Judicial Work on Holidays:

Section 4

5. Judicial Work to be done in Court House:

Section 5

6. Working days and hours of Special Judicial Magistrates:

Section 6

7. Witness summons may be signed by Ministerial Officer:

Section 7

8. Accused summons to be signed by Magistrate:

Section 8

9. Place of hearing to be stated:

Section 9

10. Plural to he used in respect of person summoned:

Section 10

11. Warrant to bear sign manual of the judge or the Magistrate:

Section 11

12. Medical witnesses and chemical examiner how to be summoned:

Section 12

13. Mode of service:

Section 13

14. Translation of summons:

Section 14

15. Service of notice issued by the High Court:

Section 15

16. Summons to be served on Members of Parliament or State Legislature:

Section 16

17. Intimation of arrest of M.Ps. and M.L.As.:

Section 17

18. Summons to Government Analyst:

Section 18

19. Cases in which accused has absconded:

Section 19

20. Cases in which some of the accused have absconded:

Section 20

21. Procedure to be observed before transfer of a case to the Register of long pending cases:

Section 21

22. Procedure on the appearance or the production of accused:

Section 22

23. Cases where an accused has absconded after appearance:

Section 23

24. Receipts of F.I.R.:

Section 24

25. Magistrate to insist on production of the accused and copies of Documents:

Section 25

26. Remand to police custody:

Section 26

27. Order of remand by a Magistrate to be forwarded to Sessions Judge:

Section 27

28. Computing period of remand:

Section 28

29. Remand under Section 390 of the Code:

Section 390

30. Bail during investigation:

Section 30

31. Requisitions for confessions etc.:

Section 31

32. Confessions:

Section 32

33. Dying declaration:

Section 33

34. Identification parades:

Section 34

35. Identification of property:

Section 35

36. Defence at State expense:

Section 36

37. One of the accused may be permitted to represent the other:

Section 37

38. Affidavits before whom may be sworn or affirmed:

Section 38

39. Filing of the affidavits:

Section 39

40. Form of affidavits:

Section 40

41. Description of deponent:

Section 41

42. Writing to be on both sides and each page to be signed:

Section 42

43. Alterations, Interlineations and Erasures:

Section 43

44. Statement of Officer before whom affidavit is sworn:

Section 44

45. Blind or illiterate deponent:

Section 45

46. Endorsement should state on whose behalf filed:

Section 46

47. Affidavit stating matter of opinion:

Section 47

48. Affidavit on information and belief:

Section 48

49. Documents referred to in affidavit to be referred as exhibits:

Section 49

50. Cross-examination on affidavit:

Section 50

51. Administering Oath:

Section 51

53. Deposition when to be signed by witness:

Section 53

54. Evidence as to the age of the accused:

Section 54

55. Evidence of Gosha-women:

Section 55

56. Police Officers not to interpret evidence:

Section 56

57. Charges for interpretation:

Section 57

58. Marking of exhibits:

Section 58

59. Charges of previous conviction to be set out separately:

Section 59

60. Complainant how to be described in a charge:

Section 60

61. Adjournment to be in writing and reasons therefor recorded:

Section 61

62. Order of remand to be endorsed on the warrant:

Section 62

63. Short term Imprisonment generally undesirable:

Section 63

64. Imprisonment in Default of Fine:

Section 64

65. No abbreviations in Judgments:

Section 65

66. How Witnesses shall be referred to:

Section 66

67. Tabular Form to be annexed to judgment:

Section 67

68. List of witnesses etc., to be appended to judgment:

Section 68

69. Judgment to specify offence in respect of which sentence is passed:

Section 69

70. Sub-section under which convicted to be stated:

Section 70

71. Judgment to state-whether previous conviction was proved or confessed:

Section 71

72. Copies to the prosecution and the accused:

Section 72

73. Judgment against the Government Official to be furnished to the heads of departments:

Section 73

74. Copy of judgment when to be sent to the head of department:

Section 74

75. Intimation to be given to the Controller of Defence Accounts on conviction of Military pensioners:

Section 75

76. Copies of Judgments in food adulteration cases when to be sent to Food Inspector:

Section 76

77. Copy of judgment when to be sent to Chemical Examiner:

Section 77

78. Copy of judgment when to be sent to Professors/Lecturers in Forensic Medicine:

Section 78

79. Maintenance of Diary:

Section 79

80. Submission of extracts and calling for the original:

Section 80

81. Accused witness and Advocate to sit:

Section 81

82. Receipt of Complaints by Magistrates:

Section 82

84. Complaints barred by limitation:

Section 84

85. Cases triable by Court of Sessions:

Section 85

86. Only cases exclusively triable by the Court of Session shall be committed to Sessions:

Section 86

87. Cases triable by Court Martial:

Section 87

88. Procedure under Section 250 of the Code:

Section 250

89. Description of the seal of Court of Session:

Section 89

90. Sessions work to be given preference:

Section 90

91. Numbering of cases committed to Sessions:

Section 91

92. Sessions Judge not to hear Applications made outside Division:

Section 92

93. Prisoners to be released immediately on Acquittal:

Section 93

94. Reasons for severe or lenient punishments to be recorded:

Section 94

95. Copy of letter of reference in referred trials:

Section 95

96. Order of High Court in referred trials to be communicated to Superintendent of Jails within 24 hours:

Section 96

97. Levy of the fine to be notified to Jail authorities by Courts of Session in cases of sentences of imprisonment for life and fine:

Section 97

98. Recommendation to the Government for action under Section 10-A of the Borstal Schools Act, 1925:

Section 10-A

99. Sessions Judgments:

Section 99

100. Distribution of Copies of Judgments:

Section 100

101. Presentation of Appeals:

Section 101

102. Defective Petitions return for rectification:

Section 102

103. Separate or Joint Appeals when to be preferred:

Section 103

104. Jail Appeals:

Section 104

105. Notice of Appeal to whom given:

Section 105

106. Suspension of sentence:

Section 106

107. Judgment in Appeals:

Section 107

108. Copy of order of dismissal to be sent to the Superintendent of Jail:

Section 108

109. Amendment warrant to be sent to Superintendent of Jail when sentence of imprisonment is modified:

Section 109

110. Warrant of release to be sent to Superintendent of Jail when sentence of imprisonment is reversed:

Section 110

111. Order of refund of fine:

Section 111

112. Time for presentation of payment order:

Section 112

113. As may copies of Warrants and Judgments to be sent as there are prisoners:

Section 113

114. Manuscript copy of Judgment to be returned to prisoner in Jail:

Section 114

115. Return of papers after disposal of appeal etc:

Section 115

116. Court to test sufficiency of Bail:

Section 116

117. Court to test sufficiency of security under Section 106 or 117 of the Code:

Section 106

118. Warrant of release to be issued by Court testing sufficiency of bail or security:

Section 118

119. Appeals under Section. 340, 344, 345 and 350 of the Code:

Section 119

120. Appeals under Section 454 of the Code:

Section 454

121. Tappal petitions for exercise of Judicial authority not to be entertained:

Section 121

122. Form of Appeals etc.:

Section 122

123. Cause title of miscellaneous petition:

Section 123

124. Cause title of memo of appeal:

Section 124

125. Cause title of subsequent proceedings:

Section 125

126. Enclosure of appeal or revision petition:

Section 126

127. Petition to excuse delay to accompany appeal or revision petitions presented out of time:

Section 127

128. Separate petition to be filed in each case:

Section 128

129. Court fee to be paid on each petition:

Section 129

130. Return of defective petitions and their representation:

Section 130

131. Petition to excuse delay to accompany appeals out of time on the date of representation:

Section 131

132. Explanation for delay to accompany other cases:

Section 132

133. Posting of appeal or revision for Admission:

Section 133

134. Motion Cases:

Section 134

135. Motion to be taken before the day's regular work:

Section 135

136. Additional set of papers to be filed in motions before a Bench of two or more Judges:

Section 136

138. Personal notice in the absence of an Advocate:

Section 138

139. Notice to Public Prosecutor in cases referred to High Court under Section 366 of the Code:

Section 366

140. Provisions of Rule 105 to apply to notices issued by High:

Section 105

141. Service on prisoner through Jail, Authorities:

Section 141

142. Cases in which cyclostyling etc., of record is done:

Section 142

1. Reference under Section 366 of the Code unless otherwise directed.

Section 366

2. Appeals under Section 382 of the Code unless otherwise directed.

Section 382

3. Appeals under sub-section (1) of the Section 378 of the Code on capital charges.

Section 378

4. Cases taken up for enhancement of sentence to death.

Section 4

2. Where parts of documents are relied on those parts only be cyclostyled, typewritten or mechanically reproduced.

Section 2

3. It is not necessary to print statements of the accused recorded under Section 313 of Code :

Section 313

143. Other cases to be typed, cyclostyled at Party's cost:

Section 143

144. Evidence to be typed or cyclostyled only if pleadings are typed or cyclostyled:

Section 144

145. Time for T & P of record:

Section 145

146. Registrar to permit typing or cyclostyling of fresh documents to be admitted in evidence:

Section 146

147. Bill to be paid within ten days from its issue:

Section 147

148. No printing in revision cases wherein there is an order of stay:

Section 148

149. Cases in which copies of record are to be supplied free of cost:

Section 149

150. Application to be made in other cases:

Section 150

151. Additional sets to be applied before preparation of copies:

Section 151

152. Payment to be made in other cases:

Section 152

153. List of cases ready for hearing:

Section 153

154. Cases to be heard by a Bench of two Judges:

Section 154

155. Single Judge cases:

Section 155

156. Reference under Section 366 of the Code to be given precedence:

Section 366

157. Notice in bail cases:

Section 157

158. Judgment and order to be despatched with promptness:

Section 158

159. Orders on reference under Section 366 of the Code to be communicated on the same day:

Section 366

160. Order to be issued before hand if preparation of judgment is delayed:

Section 160

161. Judgment relating to Sessions trials:

Section 161

162. To whom orders to be communicated:

Section 162

163. Certificate under Article 132 or 134 of the Constitution:

Section 132

164. Order to be communicated to Subordinate Magistrate through the Sessions Judge:

Section 164

165. Revision Cases:

Section 165

166. Communication of orders dismissing bail:

Section 166

167. Order of High Court on Appeal and Revision:

Section 167

168. Duplicate copy of Order of High Court to be sent to Superintendent of Jail:

Section 168

169. State Brief:

Section 169

170. Engagement of Advocate in certain cases:

Section 170

171. Fee in High Court:

Section 171

172. Return of records and material objects:

Section 172

173. Return of enclosures:

Section 173

174. In sentences of death, two sets of papers to be sent to the Government:

Section 174

175. Committal Warrant to be in English:

Section 175

176. Separate Warrant for each Prisoner:

Section 176

177. No fresh warrant need be issued in cases under Section 432 or 433 or 434 of the Code or under Article 72 or 161 of the Constitution:

Section 432

178. Sessions Judge to fill in the particulars as to Diet etc., in warrant issued by the High Court:

Section 178

179. Convicts to be classified as "Habitual" or "Casual":

Section 179

180. Levy of fine to be endorsed on the warrant or notified to the Jail Authorities:

Section 180

181. Subsequent levy of fine to be notified to the jail Authorities:

Section 181

183. Warrants of commitment returned after execution to Form part of the records of the cases:

Section 183

184. Notification of residence by released convicts:

Section 184

185. Rules for levy of fine:

Section 185

186. Payment of amount of Compensation:

Section 186

187. Certificate as to appeal:

Section 187

188. Compensation otherwise than under Section 357 of the Code:

Section 357

189. Application to Government to remit or commute sentence:

Section 189

190. Reference to Government in cases of infanticide:

Section 190

191. Report of Sessions Judge on reference under Section 432 to be submitted to Government through High Court:

Section 432

192. Custody of Records:

Section 192

193. Records to be kept in packet, sealed and labelled:

Section 193

194. Summons for production of documents in the custody of Parliament or State Legislature:

Section 194

195. Summoning of documents from another Court or Public Officer:

Section 195

196. A list of records retained by a Court to be given to the producer:

Section 196

197. Packets to be opened in the presence of Judge or Magistrate:

Section 197

198. Requisitions from PubliC Officers for production of Judicial Records:

Section 198

199. Prompt submission of Records:

Section 199

200. Records to be submitted to the High Court:

Section 200

201. Index, how to be filled up:

Section 201

202. English translation of statements of the accused in regional language to be kept in English Record:

Section 202

203. Police diaries etc., how to be sent:

Section 203

204. Inspection by Officers of the Police or the Excise Department and Public Prosecutor:

Section 204

205. Procedure on application:

Section 205

206. Conduct of Inspection:

Section 206

207. Inspection by Public Prosecutor, Andhra Pradesh:

Section 207

208. Inspection by Officers of other Departments:

Section 208

209. Taking extracts:

Section 209

210. Inspection by Collector of Records of Court of Sessions:

Section 210

211. Uncertified copies not to be granted:

Section 211

212. Copies to be given to parties:

Section 212

213. Procedure when documents for which copies applied for are in other Court:

Section 213

214. Copies by whom certified:

Section 214

215. Endorsement on copies:

Section 215

216. Notice of certified copies ready for delivery:

Section 216

218. Return of records when no longer required:

Section 218

219. Return of documents - application to be made therefor:

Section 219

220. Responsibility of Presiding Officers:

Section 220

221. Inspection of Case Properties:

Section 221

222. Valuable Properties:

Section 222

223. Selection of Material Objects to be sent to the High Court:

Section 223

224. Note to be made, if any Material-Object is retained:

Section 224

225. Return to be obtained within one month:

Section 225

226. Properties in Sessions Cases may be sent to Committing Magistrates for disposal:

Section 226

227. Judgment to contain Orders for disposal:

Section 227

228. When Material-Objects are to be disposed:

Section 228

229. Destruction of Case Property:

Section 229

230. Confiscated Articles:

Section 230

231. Delivery of Case Property to the person entitled:

Section 231

232. Sale of Case Property:

Section 232

233. Procedure regarding disposal of Excisable Goods:

Section 233

234. Disposal of Counterfeit coins and Forged Currency Notes:

Section 234

1. Every summons notice or sub-poena

Section 1

2. Every warrant of arrest

Section 2

3. Every order, injunction or warrant not otherwise provided for

Section 3

236. Expenses when payable by Government

Section 236

237. Disallowance of payment of expenses on behalf of Government:

Section 237

238. Disallowance of expenses for defence Witnesses:

Section 238

239. No travelling allowance when complaint is dismissed under Section 250 of the Code:

Section 250

241. Witnesses of Local Fund or Municipality:

Section 241

242. Rural Medical Practitioners:

Section 242

243. Honorary Medical Officers:

Section 243

244. Officials of the Central Government or Governments of other States:

Section 244

245. Employees of Central Government:

Section 245

246. Class of witnesses:

Section 246

247. Rates of payments:

Section 247

248. Disbursements:

Section 248

249. Determination of mileage and batta:

Section 249

250. Advances to witnesses:

Section 250

252. Cost of Conveyance to be recovered from Court concerned:

Section 252

253. Batta to acquitted prisoners:

Section 253
CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIII

Section 255

254. Responsibility of Sessions Judges:

Section 254

255. Points to be noticed in exercising Supervision:

Section 255

257. Courts of Sessions to send typed judgments in Original trials to High Court:

Section 257

258. Delay in trials to be explained:

Section 258

259. Submission of Judgment in Appeals:

Section 259

260. When judgments of Courts of first instance to be sent to the High Court:

Section 260

261. Special report may be sent in any particular case:

Section 261

262. Submission of Judgment by Magistrates:

Section 262

263. Sessions Statement:

Section 263

264. Quarterly statement to be furnished by the Sessions Judges to the Superintendent of Police:

Section 264

265. Annual Reports:

Section 265

266. Mode of Communication between Judicial and Executive Officers:

Section 266

267. Mode of Communication of Orders to Executive Magistrates:

Section 267

268. Mode of communicating Orders to Executive Magistrates in urgent cases:

Section 268

269. Calling for records from the Executive Magistrate:

Section 269

270. Wearing of UniForm by the personnel of the Military in Court:

Section 270

271. Wearing of Uniform by the Police in Court:

Section 271

272. Dress of Convicts:

Section 272

273. Use of Forms:

Section 273

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's Name

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single

Section 3

4. Race and Religion

Section 4

5. Previous occupation

Section 5

6. Age

Section 6

1. Name

Section 1

5. Previous Occupation

Section 5

2. Father's Name

Section 2

6. Age

Section 6

3. Sex, married or single

Section 3

7. Descriptive marks

Section 7

4. Race and Religion

Section 4

1. Name :

Section 1

2. Father's Name :

Section 2

3. Sex, Married or Single :

Section 3

4. Race and Religion :

Section 4

5. Previous Occupation :

Section 5

6. Age :

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks :

Section 7

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's name

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single

Section 3

4. Race and religion

Section 4

5. Previous occupation

Section 5

6. Age

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks Diet* (a) The diet to which the prisoner was accustomed according to his own statement. (b) The diet recommended by the Sessions Judge/Magistrate. (c) Brief reasons if rice or wheat is recommended. This distance from the prisoner's residence to the nearest Railway Station Jail is .............. miles. The distance (a) by bus from the nearest Jail to the bus stand nearest to the prisoner's residence is ............ miles, (b) from the bus stand nearest to the prisoner's resid

Section 7

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's Name

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single

Section 3

4. Race and Religion

Section 4

5. Previous occupation

Section 5

6. Age

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks

Section 7

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's name/Husband's name

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single

Section 3

4. Race and Religion

Section 4

5. Previous occupation

Section 5

6. Age

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks

Section 7

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's/Husband's Name

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single

Section 3

4. Race and religion

Section 4

5. Previous occupation

Section 5

6. Age

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks

Section 7

1. Name of the

Section 1

2. Complainant's name

Section 2

3. Name of accused

Section 3

4. Offence, with law and section under which punishable

Section 4

5. Explanation of any delay evidenced by dates in docket (outside).

Section 5

6. Order to the Police, regarding making or refraining from making further investigation and with regard to the bond, if any, executed by the accused.

Section 6

7. Brief statement of facts of the case and reasons for order.

Section 7

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's name/Husband's name

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single

Section 3

4. Race and Religion

Section 4

5. Previous occupation

Section 5

6. Age

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks

Section 7

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's name/Husband's name

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single

Section 3

4. Race and religion

Section 4

5. Previous occupation

Section 5

6. Age

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks

Section 7

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's Name/Husband's Name :

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single :

Section 3

4. Race and Religion :

Section 4

5. Previous occupation :

Section 5

6. Age :

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks :

Section 7

1. Date of Offence.

Section 1

2. Date of Complaint

Section 2

3. Date of Hearing.

Section 3

1. Date of offence

Section 1

2. Date of complaint

Section 2

3. Date of hearing

Section 3

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's Name/Husband's Name :

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single :

Section 3

4. Race and Religion :

Section 4

5. Previous occupation :

Section 5

6. Age :

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks :

Section 7

1. Name

Section 1

2. Father's Name/Husband's Name :

Section 2

3. Sex, married or single :

Section 3

4. Race and Religion

Section 4

5. Previous occupation :

Section 5

6. Age :

Section 6

7. Descriptive marks :

Section 7

5. Period of detention ordered already

Section 5

6. Period of detention now ordered

Section 6

7. Reasons for the remand.

Section 7

1. Date of offence.

Section 1

2. Date of complaint

Section 2

3. Date of sworn deposition.

Section 3

4. Date of order under Section 203, Criminal Procedure Code.

Section 203

5. Date of despatch to the First Class Magistrate.

Section 5

6. Date of receipt.

Section 6

3. Number of accused

Section 3

4. Value of Property -

Section 4

2. If a fine is collected while the person on whom it has been imposed is in jail intimation of its collection must be sent at once to the Superintendent of the jail and the fact noted in column 23, See Rule 181 of the Criminal Rules of Practice.

Section 181

3. In the case of a remission entered in column 18 and 19 a note "Remitted on appeal" should be made against the entry in column 23.

Section 3

2. District Magistrates should also maintain a register in this Form and post therein the figures taken from the statements received from the subordinate Courts and effect reconciliation of the figures monthly with the Treasury figures so that there may be no delay or difficulty in paying the grants to local bodies at the end of the year.

Section 2

1. Index

Section 1

2. Judgment and sentence, if any (Original and appellate) including spare copies of printed Sessions Judgments.

Section 2

3. Petition of appeal, or application for revision, or letter of referring Court judgment and order thereon.

Section 3

4. Charges.

Section 4

5. Documentary evidence.

Section 5

1. Index

Section 1

2. Order and grounds, if any (Original and appellate).

Section 2

3. Petition of appeal, or application for revision, or letter or referring Court Judgment and other therein.

Section 3

4. Documentary evidence.

Section 4

1. Warrant of commitment to jail, if any.

Section 1

2. Complaints to Magistrates, when acted upon by the Magistrate.

Section 2

3. Reports by the Police under Section 174 and 175 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Act-V of 1898) when following by action on the part of the Courts.

Section 174

4. Oral evidence.

Section 4

5. All papers not already specified.

Section 5

1. Oral evidence.

Section 1

2. All papers not already specified.

Section 2