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Section 135 — Exemption from arrest under civil process

From: The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

135. Exemption from arrest under civil process .

(1)No Judge, Magistrate or other judi cial officer shall be liable to arrest under civil process while going to, presiding in, or returning from, his Court.
(2)Where any matter is pending before a tribunal having jurisdiction therein, or believing in good faith that it has such jurisdiction, the parties thereto, their pleaders, mukhtars, revenue -agents and recognized agents, and their witnesses acting in obedience to a summons, shall be e xempt from arrest under civil process other than process issued by such tribunal for contempt of Court whil e going to or attending such tribunal for the purpose of such matter, and while returning from such tribunal.
(3)Nothing in sub -section (2) shall enable a judgment -debtor to claim exemption from arrest under an order for immediate execution or where such judgment -debtor attends to show cause why he should not be committed to prison in execution of a decree. 3[135A . Exemption of members of legislative bodies from arrest and detention under civil process
(1)No person shall be liable to arrest or detentio n in prison under civil process -
(a)if he is a member of -
(i)either House of Parliament, or
(ii)the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a State, or
(iii)a Legislative Assembly of a Union territory, during the continuance of any meeting of su ch House of Parliament or, as the case may be, of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council;
(b)if he is a member of any committee of -
(i)either House of Parliament, or
(ii)the Legislative Assembly of a State or Union territory, or
(iii)the Legislative Council of a State, during the continuance of any meeting of such committee;
(c)if he is a member of -
(i)either House of Parliament, or
(ii)a Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a State having both such Houses,