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Courtprocedureforlayman&beginners
Thisarticleistounderstandthehowourindianjudicialprocessworksingeneralandtounderstandthe
legalconceptwhohaverecentlyjoinedtheprofession.

Theprocessofcourt
CIVIL

PreparingPLAINT(induplicate)alongwithVerifyingaffidavit,valuationslip,vakalatnama,listof
documents,InterimApplication(IA),process,copiesfortheotherside.

FilingofplaintbeforeCMO(Sherestedar)payingcourtfee&process

Afternumbering,thefilewillcomebeforethecourt.

HearingonIAno.1(ifanyIAfiled)
IfIAisallowed,complywiththeorder.[complianceissendingIAcopytotheothersidebyReg.Post
andfilingaffidavittothateffectinthecourt]

OneveryinterimapplicationtherewillbestagesasfollowsIAbyeitherofthepartyobjectionbythe
othersidehearingorderonIA

Orthecourtwillissuesnotice/summonstootherside.

Returnofnotice
Ifothersideappearstheywillfilevakalatortheywillbeplacedexparte.

IfnoticeisnotservedtotheothersideStepstoreissuethesummonstobetakenbyfilingprocess.

WrittenstatementIftheothersideappearsItwillbepostedforWrittenstatementofdefendants

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IssuesafterfillingofW.Sthecourtwillframeissues.

Evidenceafterissues,evidenceofplaintiff(PW)bywayoffilingaffidavitandexhibitingthe
documents

CrossexaminationCrossexaminationofplaintiff

Evidenceevidenceofdefendantbywayoffilingaffidavitandexhibitingthedocuments

Crossexaminationcrossexaminationofdefendant.

Argumentargumentbyplaintiff

Argumentargumentbydefendant

JUDGEMENT

CRIMINAL

FIRcomplainttopoliceregisterFIR.

INVESTIGATIONoninvestigationtheyarrestaccused

ProduceaccusedwillbeproducedbeforetheMagistrate

Bailapplicationforbailistobefiled
(ifbailableu/s436,nonbailableu/s437beforeMagistrate)

ObjectionAPPwillfileobjections
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Hearingcourtwillhearthematter

OrderOrderonbail

FinalReportthepolicewillfileFinalReporti.e.Chargesheet
[if the offences are triable by sessions court, the court will commit the matter to the sessions
court]

HBCcourtwillhearthematterbeforecharge

ChargeChargesframedbythecourt.Readovertotheaccusedandaskthemwhethertheyareguilty.
Iftheaccuseddeniestheguiltthenitwillbepostedfortrial.

TrailcourtwillissuesummonstotheWitnessesfortrial

ExaminationinchiefchiefexaminationofwitnessesbyAPP

CrossexaminationCrossexaminationbyAdv.foraccused.

313statementreadoverbyjudgetotheaccused.

Argumentargumentsbybothsides

JUDGEMENT

IfinFIRoffencesallegedareexclusivelytriablebySessionsCourtthenaseparateCriminalMiscis
tobefiledbeforetheSessionscourtforbail.

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CriminalMiscCriminalMiscpetitionforbailistobefiledbeforesessionscourtalongwith
certifiedcopyofFIR&complaint.

NoticetoPPCourtwillissuenoticetoPP

ObjectionsPPwillfileobjections

Hearingcourtwillhearthematter

Orderorderonbail.

AfterfilingofthechargesheetthelowercourtwillcommitthemattertoSessionscourtandsessioncourt
willafterframingthecharges,fixthedatesfortrialandsameprocedureofevidencewillbefollowed.
Source:KarntakaCivilandcriminalrulesofpracticeandCPC

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