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Section 11

Contempt of Courts (Patna High Court) RulesCentral Rules · 1971

(i) The Court may, if it has reason to believe, that the person charged is absconding or is otherwise evading service of notice, or if he fails to appear in person or to continue to remain present in person in pursuance of the notice, direct

1. Subs. by C.S. No. 114 dated 30.9.1996.

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:1 warrant bailable or non-bailable for his arrest, addressed to one or more police rs and may order attachment of property.The warrant and the writ of attachment all be issued under the signature of the Registrar. The warrant shall be in Form" shall be executed, as far as may be in the manner provided for execution of rrants under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

: (ii) The warrant shall be executed by the officer or officers to whom it is .."irected, and may also be executed by any other police officer whose name is dorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed.

(iii) every person who is arrested and detained shall be produced before the .'. arest Magistrate within a period of twenty-four hours of such arrest excluding the time necessary for the t journey from the place of arrest to the Court of the Magistrate, who shall authorise detention for the period till such person is produced before the High Court.

(iv) Every person who is arrested and detained when produced before the High Court, shall be released on bail if a bond for such sum of money as the Court thinks sufficient is executed with or without sureties, with condition that the person charged shall attend at the time and place mentioned in the bond and shall continue to so .' attend until otherwise directed by the Court.

Provided further that the Court may if it thinks fit, instead of taking bail from such person, shall release him on his execution of a bond without sureties for his attendance as aforesaid or without executing any such bond. The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall, so far as may be, apply to all the bonds executed under the Rules.

12. If it appears to the Court that an enquiry should be held in which witnesses have to be examined, the court may make order for purpose of securing the attendance of any person to be examined as a witness and for discovery or production of any document.

13. The Court may pass such order as it thinks fit consistent with the provisions of the Act.

14. Where contempt is committed in the presence of Court, or during the hearing of a case by the Court, the proceeding initiated for such contempt shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Section 14 of the Act.

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ActContempt of Courts (Patna High Court) Rules
Section11
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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