PUNJAB ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT 2019 :: ADR for Resolving Criminal Dispute :: ADR in CRIME

Lawyer's Struggle [1]THE PUNJAB ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT 2019 ACT XVII OF 2019 [11 October 2019] An Act to provide for a system of alternate dispute resolution of civil and criminal disputes. It is necessary to ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice by means of an alternate dispute resolution system. Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: Reference in criminal disputes.– (1) A court shall refer a case falling under section 345(1) of the Code to ADR [16][person] as follows: (a) in a case arising out of a police report: (i) on the application by the concerned public prosecutor with the consent of the complainant at any time before framing of the charge; or (ii) on its own within seven days of the framing of the charge; (b) in a case arising out of a complaint, on its own, within seven days of the summoning of the accused (2) A court may refer a case falling under section 345(2) of the Code to ADR [17][person] as follows: (a) in a case arising out of a police report, with the agreement of the public prosecutor concerned, at any time after framing of charge (b) in cases arising out of a complaint, with the [18][consent] of the parties to the case, at any time after framing of the charge (3) In every case where a reference is made to ADR [19][person] under this section, the court shall provide a time period for completion of the ADR proceedings not exceeding [20][sixty] days: provided that the court may, on application of the parties to the case, extend the said time for a further period of [21][sixty] days. (4) The court which makes a referral to ADR [22][person] under subsection (1) shall postpone the trial of the case till the completion of the time allotted for ADR proceedings under subsection (3) unless there are compelling reasons to proceed with the trial. (5) A court which makes a referral under subsection (2) shall proceed with the trial in the manner provided by the Code. English Jurisprudence    • English Jurisprudence| Importance of Juris...   Islamic Jurisprudence    • Islamic Jurisprudence | What is Fiqh? || H...   LLB (legal System )    • Difference between Socialism and Communism...   Political Science    • POLITICAL SCIENCE, ITS SCOPE, IMPORTANCE A...   pakistan study    • Aim and Objectives of Pakistan Creation | ...   #ADRinCRIME #adrincrime #alternativedisputeresolution #adract2019 #ADRact2019 #ADRinCriminalDispute #ADRinCrime #adrincrime #LawyersStruggle #lawyersstruggle