Court applications

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• Anticipatory bail application (s.482 BNSS)Protection from arrest for a person who fears being arrested in a case.
• Anticipatory bail petition in the High Court (s.482 BNSS)Anticipatory bail in the Punjab and Haryana High Court (CRM-M) after the Sessions Court refuses, with interim protection from arrest.
• Application for a local commissioner (O26 R9)Asking the court to send a commissioner to inspect the spot.
• Application for adjournmentAsking the court for another date when a party or counsel cannot attend.
• Application for amendment of pleadings (O6 R17)Asking to change a plaint or written statement.
• Application for cancellation of bail (s.480(5)/483(3) BNSS)A complainant's application to cancel an accused's bail for misuse: threats, tampering, a fresh offence, absence or broken conditions.
• Application for certified copiesAsking the copying branch for certified copies of orders or documents.
• Application for compounding of an offenceBoth sides asking the court to accept a settlement in a compoundable offence.
• Application for condonation of delay (s.5 Limitation Act)Asking the court to accept an appeal or application filed after time.
• Application for copies of the police report and documents (s.230 BNSS)Asking the Magistrate for complete, legible copies of the challan documents before the charge is framed.
• Application for dasti (by-hand) summonsGetting summons to serve by hand when the court's service fails.
• Application for discharge (s.250/262 BNSS)The accused asks to be discharged before charges are framed, within 60 days of the commitment or of getting the copies.
• Application for early hearingAsking for the case to be heard before the date fixed.
• Application for exemption from personal appearanceAsking to be excused from appearing in person on one date.
• Application for impleadment of a party (O1 R10)Adding a necessary person as a party to the case.
• Application for inspection of the fileAsking to see the court file.
• Application for permission to travel abroadFor an accused on bail who needs to go abroad for a while.
• Application for rejection of plaint (Order VII Rule 11 CPC)A defendant's application to reject a plaint: no cause of action, undervalued, court fee short, or barred by law on its own statements.
• Application for release of a passport kept with the court or the policeGetting back a passport kept by the court or the police: after the case ends, or for travel or renewal during the trial.
• Application for release of a vehicle on superdariGetting a seized vehicle back during the case.
• Application for restoration of a case dismissed in defaultBringing back a case dismissed because nobody appeared.
• Application for return of original documentsGetting your original papers back from the court file.
• Application for temporary injunction (O39 R1-2)A stay order till the suit is decided.
• Application for transfer of a caseAsking the District Judge to move a case to another court.
• Application for withdrawal of a suit (O23 R1)Withdrawing a suit, with or without liberty to file again.
• Application to bring legal representatives on record (O.22 R.3/4 CPC)After a party dies during a civil case: bring the heirs on record within 90 days, or ask to set aside the abatement.
• Application to set aside an ex-parte decree (O9 R13)Undoing a decree passed in your absence.
• Application to summon a document or a witness (s.94/348 BNSS)Asking the criminal court to call for a document or thing (s.94), or to summon or recall a witness (s.348).
• Application to the Magistrate for an FIR direction (s.175(3) BNSS)Asking the Magistrate to order the police to register an FIR.
• Cheque-bounce complaint (s.138 read with s.142 NI Act)The complaint to the Magistrate after the demand notice goes unpaid.
• Default bail application (s.187(3) BNSS)Bail as of right when the police have not filed the challan within 60 or 90 days of the first remand.
• Execution application (O21 R11)Enforcing a decree that the other side has not obeyed.
• Interim compensation in a cheque case (s.143A NI Act)The complainant in a cheque case asks that the accused pay up to 20 per cent of the cheque amount while the trial goes on.
• Motor accident claim petition (s.166 Motor Vehicles Act)A claim to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for a death or injuries: claimants, victim, vehicle, driver, owner, insurer, FIR and the heads of compensation.
• Petition to quash an FIR on a compromise (s.528 BNSS)Quashing an FIR in the Punjab and Haryana High Court (CRM-M) after the accused and the complainant settle; the court usually has their statements recorded first.
• Private complaint to the Magistrate (s.223 BNSS)A criminal complaint filed directly with the Magistrate.
• Protection petition for a couple in the High Court (Article 226)A couple's criminal writ petition (CRWP) in the Punjab and Haryana High Court asking the police to decide their representation and protect them.
• Regular bail application (s.480/483 BNSS)Bail for a person in custody, before the Magistrate or the Sessions Court.
• Regular bail petition in the High Court (s.483 BNSS)Regular bail in the Punjab and Haryana High Court (CRM-M) after the lower courts refuse: custody, stage, earlier orders, other cases and grounds.
• Reply or objections to an applicationAnswering an application filed by the other side, para by para.
• Stay of execution pending appeal (Order XLI Rule 5 CPC)Asking the appellate court to stay the decree under appeal: substantial loss, no delay and the security offered (Order XLI Rule 5(3)).
• Surrender application (accused appearing before the court)An accused surrenders before the Magistrate, asks to be taken into custody and to have the bail application heard the same day.

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