(Updated in 2023) [As Amended by Notification No. DI-1/37442/2017 dt. 04/11/2023 published in K.G.No. 46 dt. 14/11/2023 - Amendment in Rule 71A(4) No. D1-28111/2005/(2) dt. 27/04/2013, published in Kerala Gazette No. 22 dt. 28/05/2013, Notification No. D1-17892/1991(2). dt. 17/06/2015 in K. G. Ext. No. 28 dt. 14/07/2015 and G.O.(Rt)No.1407/2022/HOME, dt. 19/05/2022]    In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 227 of the Constitution of India, Section 477 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) and of all other powers hereunto enabling and with the previous approval of the Governor of Kerala, the High Court of Kerala hereby makes the following rules for the guidance of all Criminal Courts in the State.

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S.Rule 2 Repeal

S.Rule 3 Definitions

S.Rule 4 Office Hours

S.Rule 5 Hours of Sitting

S.Rule 6 Forms to be used

S.Rule 7 Signing of summons

S.Rule 8 Summons to medical witnesses

S.Rule 9 Summons to official witnesses whose correct address is not known

S.Rule 10 Summons to Police Officers

S.Rule 12 Special Provisions relating to Medical Witnesses

S.Rule 13 Form of Summons

S.Rule 14 Translation of Process

S.Rule 16 Cases in which some of the accused have absconded

S.Rule 17 Procedure to be observed before transfer of a case to the "Register of long pending cases"

S.Rule 18 Cases where an accused has absconded after appearance

S.Rule 18A 1[Cases where the accused has absconded or become insane after committal to the Sessions Court

S.Rule 21 Remand of an accused person detained in a hospital

S.Rule 22 Counting the period of remand

S.Rule 23 Report on remand to custody to be made to the High Court

S.Rule 24 Complainant to produce copies of complaint

S.Rule 25 Court may dispense with copies

S.Rule 26 Complaints against Police Officers not to be referred to the Police

S.Rule 27 Presentation and form of proceedings, petitions, documents and docketing, etc.

S.Rule 28 Date stamping of papers and initialling of FIR by Magistrates

S.Rule 29 Cancellation of stamps

S.Rule 30 Private Pleaders

S.Rule 31 1[Pleader to file Memo of Appearance

S.Rule 32 Form and attestation of vakkalath

S.Rule 33 Pleaders to file special vakkalath appearing for accused exempted from personal appearance

S.Rule 34 Change of pleader

S.Rule 35 Pleader not to take delivery of property in the absence of a special authorisation in the vakkalath

S.Rule 36 Appointment of a pleader to continue for getting copies of judgment etc.

S.Rule 37 Form of affidavit

S.Rule 38 Contents of affidavit

S.Rule 39 Alterations, erasures, etc.

S.Rule 40 Persons authenticating affidavit and mode of authentication

S.Rule 41 Blind or illiterate deponent

S.Rule 42 Identification of deponent

S.Rule 43 Documents referred to in affidavits

S.Rule 44 Affidavit stating opinion

S.Rule 45 Affidavit on information or belief

S.Rule 46 Filing of affidavits in courts

S.Rule 47 Cross-examination of deponent

S.Rule 48 Counter affidavits

S.Rule 49 Swearing in of witnesses

S.Rule 50 Officer administering oath

S.Rule 51 Form of oath

S.Rule 52 Oath to interpreter

S.Rule 53 Translation of oath

S.Rule 54 Police Officers not to interpret evidence

S.Rule 55 Witnesses under disability

S.Rule 56 Heading of depositions

S.¹[Rule 56A Recording of Deposition

S.Rule 57 Signing of depositions

S.¹[Rule 57A Court to issue copy of deposition

S.Rule 58 Dispensing with or refusing examination of witness present

S.Rule 59 Examination in camera

S.Rule 60 Evidence as to the age of the accused

S.Rule 61 Charges for interpretation

S.Rule 62 Marking of exhibits

S.¹[Rule 62A Numbering of Witnesses

S.Rule 63 Production of case properties and payment of transport charges in certain cases

S.Rule 64 Charges of previous conviction to be set out separately

S.Rule 65 Complainant how to be described in the charge

S.¹[Rule 65A Judge/Magistrate to prepare charge

S.Rule 66 Applications under Section 340 of the Code

S.Rule 67 Miscellaneous Cases

S.Rule 68 Return of defective petitions and their representation

S.Rule 69 Application for transfer of a case or for other relief to be filed as Criminal Miscellaneous Petition

S.Rule 70 Mode of recording confessions

S.Rule 71 Requisition by police to be made to the Chief Judicial Magistrates

S.Rule 71A Bail

S.Rule 72 Diary

S.Rule 73 Proceedings Paper

S.Rule 74 A statement of the case to be placed with committal records

S.Rule 75 Plan of the scene of offence

S.Rule 76 Committing Magistrate to dispose of cases triable by Sessions Court expeditiously

S.Rule 77 List of property

S.Rule 77A Directions for Expeditious trial

S.Rule 78 Numbering of cases committed to Court of Session

S.Rule 79 Numbering of Cases transferred to the Chief Judicial Magistrates

S.¹[Rule 80 Sessions Cases to be given preference

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S.Rule 82

S.Rule 83 Facilities to be given to the defence pleader

S.Rule 84

S.Rule 85 Amicus Curiae

S.Rule 86 Prisoners to be released immediately on acquittal

S.Rule 87 Copy of letter of reference in Referred Trials

S.Rule 88 Order of the High Court and the Supreme Court to be communicated to the Superintendent of jails

S.Rule 89 Issue of warrant of execution of sentence of death

S.Rule 90 Levy of fine to be notified to the jail authorities by the Court of Session in cases of sentence of imprisonment for life and fine

S.Rule 91 Court of Session to print all its judgments

S.Rule 92 Distribution of copies of Sessions Judgments

S.Rule 93 Appointment of printers

S.Rule 94 Original judgment not to be sent to the printer

S.Rule 95 Form of printing

S.Rule 96 Proceedings of the Court of Session

S.Rule 97 Calling for records for appeal or revision without intervention of the Chief Judicial Magistrate or the District Magistrate

S.Rule 98 Separate or joint appeals to be preferred

S.Rule 99 Jail appeals

S.Rule 100 Cause title of memorandum of appeal and revision petition

S.Rule 101 Cause title of interlocutory proceedings

S.Rule 102 Enclosures to appeals and revision petitions

S.Rule 103 Petition to excuse delay to accompany appeals or revision petitions presented out of time

S.Rule 104 Return of defective petitions and their representation

S.Rule 105 Petition to excuse the delay to accompany appeals out of time on the date of representation

S.Rule 106 Posting of appeals or revision for admission

S.Rule 107 Copy of order of suspension to be sent to the Superintendent of jail and to the court which passed the sentence

S.Rule 108 Prisoner whose sentence is suspended pending appeal to be treated as under-trial one

S.Rule 109 Copy of appellate judgment to be furnished to the accused

S.Rule 110 Copy of order of dismissal to be sent to the Superintendent of jail

S.Rule 111 Amended warrant to be sent to the Superintendent of jail when sentence of imprisonment is modified and issue of intimation regarding the warrant to the court which tried the case

S.Rule 112 Warrant of release to be sent to the Superintendent of jail when sentence of imprisonment is reversed

S.Rule 113 Order of refund of fine

S.Rule 114 Order of the High Court on appeal or revision

S.Rule 115 Time for presentation of payment order

S.Rule 116 Duplicate order of the High Court to be sent to the Superintendent of jail

S.Rule 117 Copy of judgment to be returned to the prisoner in jail

S.Rule 118 As many copies of the judgment to be sent as there are prisoners

S.Rule 119 Copy of appellate or revisional judgment to be forwarded to the subordinate court

S.Rule 120 Communication of orders on bail applications

S.Rule 121 Return of papers after disposal of appeal etc.

S.Rule 122 Court to test sufficiency of bail

S.Rule 123 Warrant of release to be issued by the court testing sufficiency of bail or security

S.Rule 124 Court to test sufficiency of security under Section 106 or Section 117 of the Code

S.Rule 125 Sessions Judges to revise case which call for revision

S.Rule 126 The Chief Judicial Magistrate to comply with the requisitions of the Sessions Judge

S.Rule 127 Explanation of the erring Magistrates

S.Rule 128 Calling for records

S.Rule 129 Recommendations to Government to remit or commute sentence

S.Rule 130 Report of the Presiding Judge on reference under Section 432 of the Code to be forwarded to Government through the High Court

S.Rule 131 Reference to Government in case of infanticide

S.Rule 132 Judgment to contain certain particulars

S.¹[Rule 132A Judgment to be in paragraphs

S.Rule 133 Judgments to show if the accused was defended

S.Rule 134 The list of witnesses to be appended to the Judgement

S.Rule 135 Judgment to specify offences in respect of which sentence is passed

S.¹[Rule 135A Trial of more than one accused and judgment of acquittal

S.Rule 136 Provision under which convicted to be clearly stated

S.Rule 137 Reasons for severe or lenient punishment to be recorded

S.Rule 138 Value of property to be stated in the case of theft etc.

S.Rule 139 Calendar to state whether previous conviction was proved or confessed

S.Rule 140 The date of institution to be the date for purposes of duration

S.Rule 141 Particulars of previous conviction when to be stated

S.Rule 142 Sentences of fine and Calendars in such cases

S.Rule 143 Tabular statement to be given in appeal judgment

S.Rule 144 Summary dismissal of appeal

S.Rule 145 Copies of appellate judgments passed by Sessions Judges and Additional Sessions Judges to be submitted to the High Court

S.Rule 146 Court of Session to send printed judgments to the High Court

S.Rule 147 Delay in trials to be explained

S.Rule 148 Cases in which calendar statement and judgment should be sent by Magistrates

S.Rule 149 Chief Judicial Magistrate to transmit judgments received to the Sessions Judge

S.Rule 150 Calendar statement when to be submitted

S.Rule 151 Monthly statements by Judicial Magistrates

S.Rule 152 Supervision by Chief Judicial Magistrates

S.Rule 153 Copies of judgments to be transmitted by the Chief Judicial Magistrates to the Courts of Session

S.Rule 154 Special report may be sent in any particular case

S.Rule 155 Copy of the judgment of the Chief Judicial Magistrate and other Magistrates to be sent to the Head of the Department through the High Court

S.Rule 156 Copies of judgments to be sent to the Chemical Examiner etc.

S.Rule 157 Copies of Judgments to be forwarded to the Home Secretary

S.Rule 158 Copies of judgments to be forwarded to the Principal of Medical College

S.Rule 159 Copies of judgments to be forwarded to the Bar Council

S.Rule 160 Extra copy of the judgment or order to be placed with the records

S.Rule 161 Copies of judgments to be supplied to the Prosecutor

S.Rule 162 Committal warrants

S.Rule 163 Period of detention to be shown in warrant

S.Rule 164 Separate warrant for each prisoner

S.Rule 165 No fresh warrant to be issued in cases under Sections 432, 433 or 434 of the Code

S.Rule 166 Convicts to be classified as Habitual or Casual

S.Rule 167 Levy of fine to be endorsed on the warrant or notified to the jail authorities

S.Rule 168 Subsequent recovery of fine to be notified to the jail authorities

S.Rule 169 Warrants of commitment returned after execution to form part of the records of the cases

S.Rule 170 Notification of residence by released convicts

S.Rule 171 Convict to state particulars of his intended residence

S.Rule 172 Convict to notify the nearest Police Station

S.Rule 173 Intention to change residence to be notified

S.Rule 174 Reasonable time to change residence

S.Rule 175 Intention of absence between sunset and sunrise

S.Rule 176 Information to be given of change

S.Rule 177 Officer to certify receipt of notice

S.Rule 178 Copy of order and the rules to be served on the convict

S.Rule 179 Police to call upon convict and serve notice

S.Rule 180 Convicts without fixed place of abode

S.Rule 181 Gold and Silver to be tested

S.Rule 182 Classification of valuables

S.Rule 183 Entry of valuables in property register

S.Rule 184 Maintenance of property register

S.Rule 185 Disposal of counterfeit coins, forged currency notes and arms and ammunition

S.Rule 186 Disposal of property to be deferred pending appeal in certain cases

S.Rule 187 Disposal of excisable goods in court custody

S.Rule 188 Sale of certain confiscated items to be advertised

S.Rule 189 Seizure of livestock

S.Rule 190 Warrant for levy of fine

S.Rule 191 Register of fines to be maintained

S.Rule 192 Entries to be made immediately

S.Rule 193 Receiving of the amounts

S.Rule 194 Remittance to the treasury

S.Rule 195 Crediting of fines

S.Rule 196 Statement of fines to be submitted

S.Rule 197 Writing off of fines

S.Rule 198 Verification of fine statements

S.Rule 199 Realisation of fine imposed by another court

S.Rule 200 Payment of amount of compensation under Section 357 of the Code

S.Rule 201 Certificate as to appeal

S.Rule 202 Compensation otherwise than under Section 357 of the Code

S.Rule 203 Deposit in treasury and payment of compensation amount

S.Rule 204 Refund on reversal of order

S.Rule 205 Application for refund of lapsed deposits

S.Rule 206 Cases in which the Government will pay batta

S.Rule 207 Batta by private complainants and by accused

S.Rule 208 Person taking part in identification parade conducted by a Magistrate entitled to subsistence expenses

S.Rule 209 Advance payment

S.Rule 210 Classification of witnesses

S.Rule 211 Class of non-official witnesses

S.Rule 212 Rates of payment

S.Rule 213 Expert witnesses

S.Rule 214 Rail or other public transport service rate alone to be allowed

S.Rule 215 Subsistence allowance

S.Rule 216 Disallowance of expenses of witnesses

S.Rule 217 Travelling allowance to be paid by Government on production of certificate of attendance in court

S.Rule 218 Scrutiny of bills

S.Rule 219 No travelling allowance when complaint is dismissed under Section 250 of the Code.

S.Rule 220 Carriage expenses

S.Rule 221 Batta to acquitted prisoners

S.Rule 222 Application for copies

S.Rule 223 Return of defective applications

S.Rule 224 Urgent application for copies

S.Rule 225 Copies of non-judicial and confidential papers

S.Rule 227 Application for more than one document

S.Rule 228 Striking off of defective applications

S.Rule 229 Notes of evidence when to be given

S.Rule 230 Procedure when documents for which copies are applied for are in another court

S.Rule 231 Copies to Government Officers

S.Rule 232 Order in which applications should be complied with

S.Rule 233 Calling for stamp papers

S.Rule 234 Additional stamp papers

S.Rule 235 1[Copying charges

S.Rule 236 Production of stamp papers

S.Rule 237 Transcription of copies

S.Rule 238 Copies of maps, plans etc.

S.Rule 239 Sealing and Certificate

S.Rule 240 Endorsement on copies

S.Rule 241 Intimation of date for delivery of copy

S.Rule 242 Delivery of copies

S.Rule 243 Destruction of copies not taken delivery

S.Rule 244 Incomplete copies to be destroyed

S.Rule 245 Inspection by Police or Public Prosecutor

S.Rule 246 Procedure on application

S.Rule 247 Conduct of inspection

S.Rule 248 Copies of relevant records to be supplied to the Public Prosecutor

S.Rule 249 Inspection by Officers of other departments

S.Rule 250 Taking of extracts

S.Rule 251 Court to consider whether a certified copy of the record is sufficient

S.Rule 252 Summoning document from Parliament or Legislature

S.Rule 253 List to accompany documents

S.Rule 254 A list of records to be retained by the court to be given

S.Rule 255 Packet to be opened in the presence of the Judge or Magistrate

S.Rule 256 Records to be kept in packet sealed and labelled

S.Return of records

S.Submission of records

S.Rule 273 Process fees

S.Rule 274 Batta memo

S.Rule 275 Intimation of conviction of military pensioners to be given to the Controller of Defence Accounts, Pensions

S.Rule 276 Registers to be maintained

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S.Rule 20 Remand to police custody

S.Rule 15 Cases in which accused has absconded

S.Rule 11 Summons to Director of Forensic Science Laboratory

S.Rule 19 Copies of police reports etc. to be produced

S.Rule 226 Application for copies by strangers

S.Rule 1 Short title and commencement

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