Procedure where witness apprehended cannot give evidence or produce document
Full Text
Where any person arrested under a warrant is brought before the Court in custody and cannot, owing to the absence of the parties or any of them, give the evidence or produce the document which he has been summoned to give or produce, the court may require him to give reasonable bail or other security for his appearance at such time and place as it thinks fit, and, on such bail or security being given, may release him, and, in default of his giving such bail or security, may order him to be detained in the civil prison.
Plain English Summary
Regulates the custody of witnesses arrested under warrant when trial cannot proceed due to the parties' absence, allowing release on bail/security or detention in civil prison on default.
Key Legal Elements
- Arrested Witness in Custody: Produced before the court by the executing police officer/bailiff.
- Parties Absent: Inability to examine not attributable to witness.
- Bail or Security: Conditioning release upon furnishing appearance bond.
- Civil Prison Default: Mandatory remand if bail/security is refused.
Practical Note
Bail for Apprehended Witness: When an arrested witness is produced in custody but counsel is on strike or absent, the court will accept a personal bond with one surety for attendance on the adjourned date.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां वारंट के अधीन गिरफ्तार किया गया कोई व्यक्ति अभिरक्षा में न्यायालय के समक्ष लाया जाता है और पक्षकारों या उनमें से किसी की अनुपस्थिति के कारण वह साक्ष्य नहीं दे सकता या दस्तावेज पेश नहीं कर सकता जिसे देने या पेश करने के लिए उसे समन किया गया था, वहां न्यायालय उससे ऐसे समय और स्थान पर अपनी उपस्थिति के लिए युक्तियुक्त जमानत या अन्य प्रतिभूति देने की अपेक्षा कर सकेगा, और ऐसी जमानत या प्रतिभूति दिए जाने पर उसे छोड़ सकेगा, तथा ऐसी जमानत या प्रतिभूति देने में व्यतिक्रम होने पर उसे सिविल कारागार में निरुद्ध किए जाने का आदेश दे सकेगा।