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- Rules Of True Copy In Gujarat official parpatr
- CHAPTER 17
- Preparation and Supply of Copies
- Notification
- Rules made by the High Court under the power conferred by Article 227 of the Constitution of India
- with the previous approval of the State Government, for regulating the preparation and supply of copies
- of records of Civil and Criminal Courts by the copying agencies under the control of the District and
- Sessions Judges and the Judge, Small Cause Court, Amritsar.
- Rules
- 1. Short Title—These rules may be called the Punjab Civil and Criminal Courts Preparation and
- Supply of Copies of Records Rules, 1965.
- 2. Definitions—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—
- (a) “copy” means a certified copy of any record prepared in accordance with these rules;
- (b) “form” means a form appended to these rules;
- (c) “record” means and includes any portion of a record and any document, map, plan or other paper
- attached to, or forming part, of the record of any suit, appeal, inquiry, trial or other proceeding in any
- Civil or Criminal Court.
- 3. Persons entitle to obtain copies—A copy of a record shall be granted in the manner prescribed
- by these rules to any person who, under the law for the time being in force, or under these rules, is entitled
- to get it. In particular, copies may be granted as follows :—
- (1) Any party to a civil or criminal case is entitled at any stage of the suit or complaint to obtain
- copies of the record of the case including documents exhibited and finally accepted by the Court as
- evidence :—
- Explanation—(i) “Complaints” include challans.
- (ii) A party to a suit or complaint who has been ordered to file a written statement is not entitled to a
- copy of the written statement of his opponent until he has first filed his own.
- (2) A stranger to a civil or criminal case may, after decree or judgment, obtain copies of the plaint or
- complaint, written statement, affidavits and petitions filed in the case, as also of the evidence recorded by
- the Court, and may, for sufficient reasons shown to the satisfaction of the Court, obtain copies of any
- documents before the final order is passed. He may also obtain copies of any judgment, decree or order, at
- any time after the same has been passed or made, but he shall not be granted copies of exhibits put in as
- evidence except with the consent of the person by whom they were produced or under the orders of the
- Court.
- (3) Official letters shall be treated as privileged documents and copies thereof shall not be ordinarily
- granted. Should it be necessary to grant a copy of a letter, or of an extract of a letter, received by a
- subordinate form a superior officer reference shall, in every case, be made to the superior officer for
- permission to grant copy thereof.
- 4. Supply of copies free of charge to persons accused or convicted and to public Officers
- Copies shall be supplied free of charge in the following cases:—
- (1) If a person convicted in a summons case is in Jail and requires a copy for purposes of appeal or
- revision he or his agent shall be allowed a copy of the judgment free of charge.
- (2) Copies of judgment and other documents required to be supplied to the accused under Section
- 371 (see Section 363 of the new Code) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, shall be prepared by the
- Court Stenographer and supplied free of charge to the accused, after having been duly attested by the
- Reader of the Court, in accordance with the provisions of the said Section. In Courts having no
- Stenographers, such copies shall be prepared and duly attested by the Copyists and supplied free of
- charge.
- (3) Copies of judgements or orders, or English translations of vernacular judgements or orders,
- convicting, acquitting or discharging Government servants, including a person subject to military law or a
- civilian in military employ, of criminal offences, shall be supplied free of charge of the Heads of
- Departments of Offices concerned.
- (4) Copies required for official purposes by Public Officers in Punjab shall be supplied free of cost if
- the application for the supply of copy is endorsed by the Head of the Department concerned.
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