CPC Section 132: Exemption of certain women from personal appearance
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Part 11: Miscellaneous
132. Exemption of certain women from personal appearance.—(1) Women who, according to the customs and manners of the country, ought not to be compelled to appear in public shall be exempt from personal appearance in Court.
(2) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to exempt such women from arrest in execution of civil process in any case in which the arrest of women is not prohibited by this Code.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 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 outside 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 [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 Continuance of orders under repealed enactments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 Reference to Code of Civil Procedure and other repealed enactments