Expenses of witness to be paid into Court on applying for summons
Full Text
(1) The party applying for a summons shall, before the summons is granted and within a period to be fixed which shall not be later than seven days from the date of making applications under sub-rule (4) of rule 1 pay into Court such a sum of money as appears to the Court to be sufficient to defray the travelling and other expenses of the person summoned in passing to and from the Court in which he is required to attend, and for one day's attendance.
(2) Experts.—In determining the amount payable under this rule, the Court may, in the case of any person summoned to give evidence as an expert, allow reasonable remuneration for the time occupied both in giving evidence and in performing any work of an expert character necessary for the case.
(3) Scale of expenses.—Where the Court is subordinate to a High Court, regard shall be had, in fixing the scale of such expenses, to any rules made in that behalf.
(4) Expenses to be directly paid to witnesses.—Where the summons is served directly by the party on a witness, the expenses referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be paid to the witness by the party or his agent.
Plain English Summary
Requires the applicant for witness summons to deposit travelling expenses and diet money into court within 7 days, including specialized remuneration for expert witnesses.
Key Legal Elements
- 7-Day Deposit Deadline: Diet money must be deposited within 7 days of the summons application.
- Scope of Coverage: Travel to and from court plus subsistence allowance for one day's attendance.
- Expert Witness Fee (Sub-rule 2): Discretion to fix professional fees for handwriting/forensic/ballistic experts.
- Direct Payment on Dasti Service (Sub-rule 4): Cash tender directly to witness when served personal dasti summons.
Practical Note
Diet Money (Bhatta) Procedure: 1. Deposit Mechanism: Diet money is deposited in the Nazarat branch of the District Court via Civil Court Deposit (CCD) challan. 2. Expert Remuneration: For forensic/handwriting experts (e.g. comparing disputed signatures), file an application under Rule 2(2) for determination of expert fee and deposit it prior to issuing summons.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) समन के लिए आवेदन करने वाला पक्षकार, समन दिए जाने से पूर्व और ऐसी अवधि के भीतर जो नियम 1 के उप-नियम (4) के अधीन आवेदन करने की तारीख से सात दिन से अधिक की न हो, न्यायालय में इतनी धनराशि जमा करेगा जितनी समन किए गए व्यक्ति के आने-जाने के यात्रा और अन्य व्यय तथा एक दिन की उपस्थिति के खर्चे (Diet money) को चुकाने के लिए न्यायालय को पर्याप्त प्रतीत हो।
(2) विशेषज्ञ (Experts): इस नियम के अधीन देय रकम का अवधारण करने में, न्यायालय किसी विशेषज्ञ के रूप में साक्ष्य देने हेतु समन किए गए व्यक्ति की दशा में, साक्ष्य देने तथा मामले के लिए आवश्यक विशेषज्ञीय कार्य करने में लगे समय के लिए उचित पारिश्रमिक (Reasonable remuneration) अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा।
(3) व्ययों का मापमान: जहां न्यायालय उच्च न्यायालय के अधीनस्थ है, वहां ऐसे व्ययों का मापमान तय करने में इस निमित्त बनाए गए उच्च न्यायालय के नियमों का ध्यान रखा जाएगा।
(4) साक्षियों को व्यय का सीधा संदाय: जहां पक्षकार द्वारा साक्षी पर समन की सीधे तामील (Dasti) की जाती है, वहां उप-नियम (1) में निर्दिष्ट व्यय पक्षकार या उसके अभिकर्ता द्वारा साक्षी को सीधे चुकाए जाएंगे।