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Sequence Of Events In A 498A FIR

Published July 9, 2009 498a Faq, 498A Flow Or Sequence104 Coen!s

"he credi! #oes !o $r %u&!a 'or co&ilin# !his (aluable in'o) As and when * ha(e !he !ie, *

will incor&ora!e !his in!o The 498A Survival Kit.

+ere are !he s!e&s

"his is -Police .arran!/ case i)e) ins!i!u!ed on &olice co&lain! co&lain! #i(en by

-*n'oran!/ i)e) wi'e in !his case

1 F)*)3)

2 Police *n(es!i#a!ion i' a! all !aes &lace 5 arres! wi!hou! any necessi!y o' warran!) *nsoe S!a!es, 6)C)P)/s &erission is required 'or arres!)

7 ail) Police ass 'or -Police Cus!ody/ called -PC/ 'or in!erro#a!ion and reco(ery o'

ar!icles S)40 *PC) Accused subi!s cus!odial in!erro#a!ion is no! necessary e!c) "hen

a#is!ra!e &ass order 'or -Judicial Cus!ody/ called -JC/) "hen accused a&&ly 'or -bail/, say

'ro -&olice &rosecu!or/ called -&&/ and *n(es!i#a!ion O''icer called *:O is ased by cour!

who always s!ron#ly ob;ec!s reli#iously and !hen on ar#uen! 'ro accused counsel i! is

#ran!ed or no! #ran!ed, !hen #o !o session !o +i#h Cour! !o Su&ree Cour!, a! soe &lace i!

is #i(en) *&or!an! 'ac! is !ha! -bail/ is always #ran!ed 'ro -JC/ A

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9 "hen her 'a!her Pw2, $o!her P.7, Sis!er P.4 e!c) whosoe(er *:O has !aen as

wi!nesses and !aen s!a!een!s which are #i(en wi!h char#eshee! !o accused)

10 "hen *:O/s e>aina!ioninchie' by PP and cross by accused/s ad(oca!e counsel)

11 .i!h !his, &rosecu!ion e(idence closed) *' accused has any wi!ness, !hey can be called asde'ence wi!nesses norally no! called as !hey ay by is!ae say soe!hin# a#ains!

accused in cross e>aina!ion) Firs! accused/s ad(oca!e will !ae e>aina!ioninchie' and

!hen PP will !ae crosse>aine &rosecu!in and de'ence role chan#es)

12 Accused are e>ained by a#is!ra!e u:s717 Cr)P)C)

17 "hen PP #i(es ar#uen!, !hen accused/s ad(oca!e #i(es ar#uen!)

14 Bn;oy =