6. Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.—In any other case, the officer in charge of the prison shall, upon delivery of the Court’s order, cause the person named therein to be taken to the Court so as to be present at the time mentioned in such order, and shall cause him to be kept in custody in or near the Court until he has been examined or until the Court authorises him to be taken back to the prison in which he is confined or detained.
Order XVI-A Rule 6 CPC: Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
Bare Act text
Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), First Schedule, as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.
In simple words
In any other case, the officer in charge of the prison must, on delivery of the Court's order, have the person named taken to the Court so as to be present at the time mentioned. He must keep him in custody in or near the Court until the person has been examined or the Court authorises his being taken back to the prison.
Order XVI-A: Attendance Of Witnesses Confined Or Detained In Prisons
- 1 Definitions
- 2 Power to require attendance of prisoners to give evidence
- 3 Expenses to be paid into Court
- 4 Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from the operation of rule 2
- 5 Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain cases
- 6 Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
- 7 Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison