Lawgist135Exemption from arrest under civil process
(1) No Judge, Magistrate or other judicial officer shall be liable to arrest under civil process while going to, presiding in, or returning from, his Court.
(2) Where any matter is pending before a tribunal having jurisdiction therein, or believing in good faith that it has such jurisdiction, the parties thereto, their pleaders, mukhtars, revenue-agents and recognized agents, and their witnesses acting in obedience to a summons, shall be exempt from arrest under civil process other than process issued by such tribunal for contempt of Court while going to or attending such tribunal for the purpose of such matter, and while returning from such tribunal.
(3) Nothing in sub-section (2) shall enable a judgment-debtor to claim exemption from arrest under an order for immediate execution or where such judgment-debtor attends to show cause why he should not be committed to prison in execution of a decree.
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- 133 Exemption of other persons
- 134 Arrest other than in execution of decree
- 135 Exemption from arrest under civil process
- 135A Exemption of members of legislative bodies from arrest and detention under civil process
- 136 Procedure where person to be arrested or property to be attached is out side district
- 137 Language of subordinate Courts
- 138 Power of High Court to require evidence to be recorded in English
- 139 Oath on affidavit by whom to be administered
- 140 Assessors in causes of salvage, etc
- 141 Miscellaneous proceedings
- 142 Orders and notices to be in writing
- 143 Postage
- 144 Application for restitution
- 145 Enforcement of liability of surety
- 146 Proceedings by or against representatives
- 147 Consent or agreement by persons under disability
- 148 Enlargement of time
- 148A Right to lodge a caveat
- 149 Power to make up deficiency of court-fees
- 150 Transfer of business
- 151 Saving of inherent powers of Court
- 152 Amendment of judgments, decrees or orders
- 153 General power to amend
- 153A Power to amend decree or order where appeal is summarily dismissed
- 153B Place of trial to be deemed to be open Court
- 154 [Repealed.]
- 155 [Repealed.]
- 156 [Repealed.]
- 157 Continuance of orders under repealed enactments
- 158 Reference to Code of Civil Procedure and other repealed enactments
