Civil case aur criminal case mein kya farak hai?

Simple answer

Civil case paise, property, family ya contract jaise private disputes solve karta hai, aur payment ya possession jaise orders milte hain. Criminal case crime ka hota hai; case State chalati hai, aur saza jail ya fine ho sakti hai. Ek hi incident se dono case ban sakte hain.

Real-life examples

Joseph ke padosi ne uski zameen ke hisse par deewar bana li. Zameen wapas paana civil matter hai: Joseph civil court mein suit file karta hai aur court fee bharta hai.

Ayesha ko maara gaya aur uska phone chheen liya gaya. Yeh crime hai: woh FIR karati hai, police investigate karti hai, aur State criminal court mein accused par case chalati hai.

Prakash ne sarkari naukri ka waada karke Rekha se ₹5 lakh liye aur gayab ho gaya. Rekha cheating ki complaint (criminal) bhi kar sakti hai aur paise wapas paane ka suit (civil) bhi.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

1Decide karo aapko kya chahiye: paisa, property ya court order (civil), ya crime ki saza (criminal).
2Crime ho toh police ko batao aur FIR darj karao. Police mana kare toh Magistrate se complaint kar sakte ho.
3Civil dispute mein zaroorat ho toh pehle legal notice bhejo, phir sahi court fee ke saath civil court mein suit file karo.
4Time limit jaldi check karo: civil suits aur chhote crimes ki deadline hoti hai.
5Lawyer se poochho ek case karein ya dono. Afford nahi kar sakte? 15100 par call karo.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

Udhaar na lautana ya waada todna usually sirf civil matter hai. Sirf paise ke liye pressure banane ko criminal case karna court ko pasand nahi.
Kuch disputes normal court ki jagah special forums mein jaate hain, jaise family court, consumer commission, labour authority ya tribunal.
Kai chhote crimes mein compromise ho sakta hai, par serious crimes mein nahi, chahe victim maaf kar de.

Official legal reference

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Section 9
Civil court sabhi civil suits sun sakti hai, jab tak koi law clearly ya indirectly mana na kare.
Official text padho
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 4
BNS aur doosre laws ke offences ki investigation aur trial BNSS procedure se hoti hai, jab tak special law alag na kahe.
Pehle: CrPC Section 4Official text padho
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 395
Criminal court accused ko offence se hue nuksaan ya chot ka compensation victim ko dene ka order de sakti hai.
Pehle: CrPC Section 357Official text padho
Indian Oil Corporation v. NEPC India Ltd. (2006)
Supreme Court: pure civil disputes ko pressure banane ke liye criminal case ka roop nahi dena chahiye.

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Kahan lagu: Poore India mein
Law lagu hua: 1 Jul 2024
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