HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

NEW OBJECTIONS CHECK LIST OF CRIMINAL CASES

Objection Objection Description

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1. Show the competency of person, who has filed the present appeal/ petition/
review/ revision/ application etc.
2. Correct provision of law should be mentioned in the appeal/
petition/revision/application etc.
3. (a) As to how the present application/ petition/appeal/revision is
maintainable in the present form in this Hon'ble Court?
(b) How the present Petition is within competent jurisdiction of this
Hon’ble Court?

4. (a) An affidavit duly attested with correct

age/parentage/particulars of deponent in support of
appeal/petition/ application/review/revision should be filed.
(b) Handwritten insertions/corrections made in
Application/Appeal/Revision/ Petition are not permissible and
same should be fairly typed/ printed or duly signed by Ld.
Counsel/Party.

(c) Corrections/insertions made in Affidavit(s) should be duly attested

again together with signature of deponent and the attesting
Authority or fresh affidavit should be filed.
5. (a) Each page of affidavit should be signed by the deponent for
certification of facts, a certificate regarding the contents of affidavit
which have been read over to the deponent in his regional language
by the attesting authority.
(b) Identification seal in the affidavit(s) should be verified/signed
with legible and complete name.
6. State case is required to be represented by the authorized person.
7. Required numbers of paper books should be filed and the same should be in
order and duly indexed.
8. Authorization/resolution etc. should be filed in case of registered body.
9. General power of Attorney/Special power of Attorney duly page marked and
indexed should be filed.
10. General power of Attorney/ Special power of Attorney and other documents
attached with the case, executed abroad should be duly embossed.
11. Correct and complete certified copy of Annexure(s) should be filed.
12. Title of the petition/revision/review/application, index etc. should be same as
per Memo of Parties.
13. (a) Prescribed court fee should be affixed in the
appeal/petition/revision/review/cross-objection/ application etc?
(b) Court Fee stamps should be affixed on separate page and be
page marked and be mentioned in Index.
(c) Advocates Welfare Fund Stamp be affixed on POA.
14. Certificate of non-availability of stamp paper may be obtained from stamp
vendor.
15. Court fee stamps affixed should be in the name of applicant.
16. Memo of parties should be filed on a separate page.
17. Serial nos. (given to petitioners/respondents) should be correctly mentioned
in Memo of Party(ies)/POA/ Vakalatnama/Appeal/ Revision/
Petition/Application.
18. (a) Complete address with parentage should be mentioned in the memo
of parties.
(b) Age of the litigant(s) be mentioned in MOP.
(c) Name of the natural/legal guardian who represents the
minor(s) appellant(s)/ petitioner(s)/ respondent(s) should be
 specifically mentioned in MOP/POA/Paper Book.
(d) Name of the authorized signatory who represents the
Company/Firm/Gram Panchayat/Legal Persona etc. should be
specifically mentioned in the MOP/POA/Paper book.
19. Memo of parties should correspond according to impugned judgment/order.
20. Correct nomenclature of the case should be given.
21. Memo of parties should be signed by the Learned Counsel/Parties.
22. Urgent form should be filed wherever necessary.
23. An affidavit in support of Appeal/Revision/Petition/ Application should be
filed.
24. (a) Complete and correct page marking with black/blue pen/typed
at the top right corner should be done.
(b) Para Nos. be correctly mentioned in the grounds of
Appeal/Revision/Petition/
Application/ Reply/Written Statement etc.
25. Grounds should be duly verified and signed by the Learned Counsel/Parties.
26. Law points should be formulated with the brief synopsis.
27. Impugned orders/annexure etc. should be correctly mentioned with dates in
the paper-book, head note, prayer clause.
28. (a) Head note and prayer clause complete in all respects should be filed.
(b) Head note and prayer clause of the Petition/
Appeal/Revision/Application etc. should be specific and same.
29. Complete name of Learned Counsel and Parties be mentioned against his/her
signature in whole paper book.
30. Duly verified and correctly typed copy of annexure(s) should be filed.
31. (a) Complete Vernacular as well as complete translation of the
annexure(s) should be filed.
(b) Complete Photostat copies of all the documents with back
side page(s), like Sale Deed/Agreement to Sell/GPA
etc. whereupon something is inscribed or stamp etc. is
affixed should also be filed on separate page.
(c) Each document should be page marked and mentioned in the
Index accordingly including vernacular copies and certified
copies.
32. (a) Every pleading(s) including application(s), annexure(s) etc. in the
High Court shall be in English language duly typed in black ink on
both side of superior quality legal size paper of 80 GSM and above.
The font shall be Thorndale or Times New Roman in size 14 with
double space. Margins on the top and bottom of the page shall be
1.25 inches and 0.75 inch, respectively. The left side and right side
margins shall be 1.25 inches. The numbering shall be at the top
middle of each page and will run through both sides of the page, in
accordance with rule 2(a) Chapter-1, Part A(a) High Court Rules and
Orders Volume-V.

(b) The certified copy(ies) on both sides of pages shall be permitted to be

filed. However, the certified copy(ies)/photocopy(ies) dim
printed/not legible shall also be filed with legible printed/
typed copy of Annexure(s)/Judgment(s)/Order(s).

(c) Index/Application/Appeal/Revision/Petition should be fairly typed

and should not be dim printed or illegible.
33. (a) Vakalatnama/Power of Attorney should be duly signed with date
by the parties, accepted and properly identified by the
Learned Counsel(s).
(b) In case, signature(s) of Petitioner(s)/
Appellant(s)/Respondent(s)/Applicant is/are obtained on back
side of Power of Attorney, then it should be signed and
accepted by Ld. Counsel(s).
34. (a) Power of Attorney should be duly filled in with enrolment no.,
address and contact number of the Advocate, with e-mail
address.
(b) Correct Serial Numbers and names in capital letters in English
Language should be mentioned against the signatures of
parties in Power of Attorney /Vakalatnama.
(c) Name of the Ld. Govt. Pleader should be mentioned with full
name and signatures.
35. (a) Index should be properly prepared and duly filled in all
columns i.e. serial nos. particulars, date, page no. and
court fee etc.
(b) A typed/printed note/certificate that ‘Contents of Hard
Copy and Soft Copy are same’ should be mentioned in the
Index.
36. Index should be signed by the advocate(s)/parties with enrolment no. and
contact number.
37. Instructions regarding scrutinizing/filing available on website of this Hon'ble
High Court should be complied with.
38. An application for seeking exemption alongwith affidavit from filing the
certified copy of impugned award/order should be filed as the same are not
forthcoming.
39. (a) An advance copy of misc. application along with documents i.e.
written statement / reply etc. should be supplied to all the opposite
party(ies)/counsels and acknowledgement of the same be affixed on
the Index with complete legible name.
(b) In case Notice of Motion has been issued, and no counsel has
appeared yet, advance copy should be supplied to opposite party(ies)
through Registered Post. Also affix original receipt of Regd. Post etc.
(c) Name, age and parentage of the Person/Employee/Authorized
Signatory with designation in case of Govt. Servant, should be
mentioned in the Reply/Written Statement/Application etc., who files
the Reply/Written Statement/Application etc.
40. (a) Opening sheet should be filed.
(b) Opening sheet should be duly filled in all respects.
41. As to how this appeal/petition/revision/application is within limitation?
42. No. of delay days should be correctly mentioned in the application for
condonation of delay in filing of Appeal/Revision.
43. An application along with affidavit for condoning of delay should be filed as
the Appeal/Revision is time barred.
44. Paper book of Appeal/Revision/Misc. application should be arranged
properly in the following manner:-
(i) Crl. Misc. Application, if any
(ii) Grounds of Revision/Revision Petition
(iii) Affidavit in support of Revision Petition
(iv) Memo of Parties
(v) Judgment of Ld. Appellate Court.
(vi) Grounds of Appeal filed before Ld. Appellate Court.
(vii) Judgment of Ld. Trial Court
(viii) Annexure, if any.
45. C.B.I. should be arrayed as party being C.B.I. case.
46. Copy of order/judgment of Trial Court and Appellate Court should be filed
by complainant in acquittal case in Appeal/Revision.

47. An advance copy should be supplied to the office of Advocate General in

application under section 378(4) of Cr.P.C and its acknowledgement should
be attached.
48. Criminal Revision alongwith affidavit should be filed in terms of Rule 3
Chapter 1A (b) High Court Rules and Orders Volume V.
49. The requisite documents should be filed in the compromised FIR quashing
petition i.e. (a) affidavit regarding proclaimed offender (b) proof of identity
 of complainant i.e. photo/I.D. etc. (c) all information i.e. all accused
involved in the FIR has been impleaded, or a specific reason for not
impleading any co-accused (d) impleading of all injured or otherwise no
other person are left to be impleaded as party whose rights are likely to be
prejudiced be given.
50. (a) An advance copy of bail application/petition should be
supplied to the office of Advocate General and its
acknowledgement should be attached.
(b) Advance copy of the Revision Petition filed by the juvenile
for bail be supplied to the State concerned.
51. An advance copy of transfer application/petition should be supplied to the
office of Advocate General and its acknowledgement should be attached.
52. Note regarding no such or similar case earlier filed or pending in any Court
of Law should be given in the application/ petition/ appeal/ revision.
53. Particulars of FIR/Complaint i.e. Number, Date, Section(s), Police Station
and District in Head Note and Prayer Clause should be given and should be
tally with FIR/Complaint
54. Consent of Ld. Advocate General should be obtained in Criminal Contempt
case.
55. Note regarding any other connected/similar case is pending or decided
should be given below index.
56. Head note in the petition filed u/s 438, 439 and application filed u/s 389 and
397 of Cr.P.C. should be specific regarding Ist, 2nd, 3rd or so
Petition/Application and status thereof.
57. Paper book should be complete as per the Index.
58. FIR/Complaint particulars should be same in the head note/prayer
clause/impugned order or any other relevant place in the paper book.
59. Impugned Order filed in the Petition u/s 482 of Cr.P.C. should be marked as
Annexure.
60. In Criminal Appeal and Criminal Revision impugned order/judgment should
not be marked as Annexure.
61. Every impugned order should be complete qua name of the Ld. Court, Party
names, FIR/Complaint Particulars, Police Station etc.
62. The present case is totally incomplete, i.e. without Court Fee, Petition,
Affidavit, Annexure(s) and POA/Vakalatnama etc.
63. How the recalling/review is maintainable under the provisions of Cr.P.C?
64. Process fee of Rs. 50/- in Regular Bail Petition(s) as well as Revision filed
by the juvenile for bail and Rs. 25/- in application u/s 389 and 397 Cr.P.C. be
filed.
65. Instructions regarding NDPS Act be complied with:-
(a) Whether the Petitioner is/was accused in any other case(s) registered
against him anywhere in India? In case it is so, update status of the
proceedings in the case(s).
(b) If the Petitioner is on bail in any case(s) pending against him or
sentence awarded to him in any other case(s) has been suspended
specific mention is required to be made.
(c) Number and title of any other pending case(s) against the Petitioner
in the Court where such a case/petition is moved, should be
mentioned.
(d) Whether he has ever been declared proclaimed offender in any case
or not?
66. Details of all the cases registered against the
Accused/Applicant(s)/Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) and status thereof should be
mentioned while filing the Appeal/Petition/Revision.
67. Against the order of Family Court passed u/s 125 Cr.P.C, the nomenclature
be written as CRR(F).
 68. In Criminal Misc. Application filed for suspension of sentence, the following
details should be furnished:-
(a) Total period of sentence awarded.
(b) Under which Section conviction and sentence has been awarded.
(c) How much period, the applicant has already undergone on the date of
filing of the application.
69. In the cases filed by the run-away couple for protection, the following
information should be mentioned:-
(a) Whether they are earlier married or not before filing the
present protection petition?
(b) If the petitioners are earlier married prior to filing of the
protection petition, they should bring the factum that it has
been dissolved by a lawful decree.
70. Specific application for grant of leave to appeal should be filed u/s 372 of
Cr.P.C. in terms of Section 378(3) Cr.P.C. in an appeal filed against acquittal
in FIR case.
71. Complainant should be made a Party in the complaint case, and State
concerned should be made a party in FIR case.
72. Certified copy of judgment is required to be filed in an appeal which is filed
against conviction/sentence.
73. (a) Visible photographs of the Petitioner should be annexed.
(b) Aadhaar Card(s) of the Petitioner(s) may also be furnished.
74. Address of Local Counsel with contact number be mentioned in
POA/Vakalatnama, in case of outsider counsel(s).
99. ANY OTHER OBJECTION(s) (HANDWRITTEN)