Witness summon attendance - reg
Vasudevan
(Querist) 11 January 2015
This query is : Resolved
I have been issued with the witness summon in a criminal case. While the police official serving the summon, I would like to write my inability to attend the court on the summoned date in the acknowledgment. But the police official objected to write anything in the duplicate copy by me and asked to sign simply. I had insisted on writing the same. The police official has made a quarrel with me and taken away the summon with him saying that he would come with arrest warrant. I am having an important appointment on the date of summon. Please guide me in the matter what should I do? The witness summon has not been received by me. Can I write a letter directly to the court in the matter.
venkatesh Rao
(Expert) 12 January 2015
You should not write anything on summons. You should receive it.Now approach the court premises where Public prosecutor or Asst. Public Prosecutor will be there who takes care of you. Brief him and ask him to get some more time for you to attend. You should not write letters to the court directly.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 15 January 2015
Better do not indulge in such acts. Actually you could have requested the cop who called on you to serve the summon to adjust the service of summon which could have been tackled easily, instead you have made complications for yourself.Even now, you can approach the concerned assistant public prosecutor and make a request to re-serve the summon once again on a different date due to your said prior engagement/commitment.
Vasudevan
(Querist) 21 January 2015
Thanks for your valuable advice
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate 
(Expert) 11 September 2016
refer
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/service-of-witness-summon-reg--517736.asp
it was your friend who got summons
