CPC Section 135: Exemption from arrest under civil process
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Part 11: Miscellaneous
135. Exemption from arrest under civil process.—(1) No Judge, Magistrate or other judicial officer shall be liable to arrest under civil process while going to, presiding in, or returning from, his Court.
(2) Where any matter is pending before a tribunal having jurisdiction therein, or believing in good faith that it has such jurisdiction, the parties thereto, their pleaders, mukhtars, revenue-agents and recognized agents, and their witnesses acting in obedience to a summons, shall be exempt from arrest under civil process other than process issued by such tribunal for contempt of Court while going to or attending such tribunal for the purpose of such matter, and while returning from such tribunal.
(3) Nothing in sub-section (2) shall enable a judgment-debtor to claim exemption from arrest under an order for immediate execution or where such judgment-debtor attends to show cause why he should not be committed to prison in execution of a decree.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 132. Exemption of certain women from personal appearance
- 133. Exemption of other persons
- 134. Arrest other than in execution of decree
- 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 [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 Continuance of orders under repealed enactments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