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of the Hon’ble Court on
daily basis. The said
fact shall also be intimated
to the Station
House Officer.
17. He shall ensure that all
the accused in Committed
Proceedings cases
enlarged on bail by the
Hon’ble Court, collect
the SC number from
Sessions Court and get
it entered in the FIR Index.
18. The FIR Index Register
shall be compared
with the corresponding
register of the Hon’ble
Court on monthly basis
and the reports in this
regard shall be submitted
to the SHO (Circular
No. 2/2013).
19. The process register
shall be compared with
the corresponding register
of the Hon’ble Court
on bi-monthly basis.
20. The material objects
having T/P1 number
entrusted to the Police
Station by the Hon’ble
Court for safe custody
shall forthwith handed
over to the Station
Writer through Court
Tappal book and get it
acknowledged.
21. If an absconder under
KAAPA is found
present in the Hon’ble
Court in relation with
any Court proceedings,
the said matter shall at
once intimated to the
SHO.
22. The Aid Prosecution
Duty Official shall act as
a liaison officer between
Police Station and the
Hon’ble Court.
23. The Aid Prosecution
Duty Officials shall
be well acquainted
with the CircularNos
:127/1968, 4/2004,
30/2004,2/2013.
54/1970, 15/1994 and
Chapter 3, Appendix
IV of Vol.11PSO.
3.11 PROCESS
DUTY
The Process duty includes the
service of Summons and the
execution of Warrants issued
by the Hon’ble Court.
1. The Police Officer detailed
for process duty
shall get it entered
his duty in his note
book. He shall enter
the CC/ST numbers
of executed Warrants
/Summons and record
the places visited.
2. He shall receive the
Summons and Warrants
endorsed by the SHO after
getting it entered in
the Process Register.
3. The Summons shall be
served directly and the
duplicate shall get it acknowledged
by the person
summoned (Sec.62
CrPC).
4. Where the person summoned
cannot be found
even after the exercise of
due diligence, the summons
may be served to
the adult male member
of his family residing
with him and get it
acknowledged the duplicate
(Sec. 64 CrPC).
5. If the Summons cannot
be served directly to the
person summoned or to
the adult male member
of the family, then one
of the duplicate of the
Summons shall be affixed
to some conspicuous
part of the house or
homestead in which the
person summoned ordinarily
resides(Sec. 65
CrPC).
6. The report regarding
the service of summons
shall be intimated to the
Hon’ble Court in time.
7. All Endeavours shall be
taken for the execution
of warrants as a warrant
once issued will
persists till its execution
or its recall/cancellation
by the Court(Sec. 70 of
CrPC).
8. In case of bailable warrants,
the officer who
is authorised to execute
the warrants can release
the warrantee after his
arrest by executing the
bail bond as per the direction
of SHO as specified
in Rule: 342PSO. It
is not necessary to insist
the warrantee for taking
bail from the Police Station.
9. A Warrantee can be arrested
in any place in India
(Sec. 77 of CrPC).
10. The Police officer executing
the Warrant of
arrest shall produce the
accused after medical
examination before the
Hon’ble Court within
the 24 hours, exclusive
of time necessary for
journey from place of arrest
to the Court, with