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Mujhe court ka summon aaya hai. Ab kya karun?

Simple answer

Ise ignore mat karo. Summon ka matlab hai ki aapko fixed date par court aana hai. Civil case mein na jaane par court aapko sune bina (ex parte) faisla kar sakti hai. Criminal case mein court arrest warrant jaari kar sakti hai.

Real-life examples

Priya ko purane makan malik ke paise wale case mein civil summon aata hai. Woh lawyer se milti hai, date par haazir hoti hai aur time par apna written statement (jawab) file karti hai.

Abdul ko cheque bounce case mein accused ke roop mein summon mila, par woh bina wajah date par nahi gaya. Magistrate ne warrant jaari kar diya. Ab Abdul ko haazir hokar warrant cancel karne ki application deni hogi.

Neha ko WhatsApp par ek 'court summon' aaya jismein arrest se bachne ke liye paise maange gaye. Asli court aise paise nahi maangti. Woh eCourts par check karti hai, koi case nahi milta, aur 1930 par report karti hai.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

  1. 1Summon dhyan se padho: court ka naam, case number, hearing date, aur aapko defendant, accused ya witness kis roop mein bulaya gaya hai.
  2. 2eCourts par ya court office mein case verify karo. Fake summon wale fraud common hain.
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  4. 4Date par haazir ho. Na aa paane ki genuine wajah ho, toh lawyer ke through personal appearance se exemption maango.
  5. 5Civil case mein, summon milne ke baad allowed time mein, usually 30 din ke andar, apna written statement file karo.
  6. 6Agar aapki absence mein aapke against faisla ho gaya, toh use set aside karane ki application jaldi do, usually 30 din ke andar.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

  • Witness ka summon alag hai: aapko jaana hai aur sach batana hai, par aap par koi aarop nahi hai.
  • Agar summon aapko sahi tarike se mila hi nahi, toh aap absence mein hue faisle ko set aside karne ki maang kar sakte ho.
  • Valid summon milne par bhi jaan-boojhkar court na jaana khud ek offence hai: 6 mahine tak jail, ₹10,000 tak fine, ya dono.

Official legal reference

  • Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order V

    Civil court summon kaise issue aur serve karti hai (haath se, post, courier ya email), aur defendant se haazir hokar written statement maangti hai.

    Official text padho

  • Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order IX

    Party haazir na ho toh court ex parte proceed kar sakti hai; Rule 13 ke under defendant ex parte decree set aside karane ki application de sakta hai.

    Official text padho

  • Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 63, 64

    Criminal summon ka form aur use kaise serve kiya jaata hai, court ki seal wala electronic summon bhi.

    Pehle: CrPC Sections 61, 62Official text padho

  • Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 90

    Person ke farar hone ka darr ho, ya woh bina reasonable wajah served summon ignore kare, toh court arrest warrant jaari kar sakti hai.

    Pehle: CrPC Section 87Official text padho

  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 208

    Legal summon par jaan-boojhkar court na jaana: 6 mahine tak simple jail, ₹10,000 tak fine, ya dono.

    Pehle: IPC Section 174Official text padho

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