Section 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. [l35A. Exemption of members of Legislative bodies from arrest and detention under civil process. (1) No person shall be liable to arrest or detention in prison under civil process [(a) if he is member of a [*] Legislature [* * *] [* * *] ,during the continuance of any meeting of such Legislature [* *];] (b) if he is a member of any committee of such [Legislature * * *], during the continuance of any meeting of such committee; [* * * * * * *] and during the fourteen days before and after such meeting or sitting. (2) A person released from detention under sub section (1) shall, subject to the provisions of the said sub section, be liable to re arrest and to the further detention to which he would have been liable if he had not been released under the provisions of sub section (1).]

Effective date: 1909-01-01

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