A Summons and Warrant are both instructions from a Court of law to a specific party or parties demanding their presence before the issuing court on a specific date.
A Warrant is issued usually if the summoned party does not appear despite repeated summons being issued (generally 2–3 summons, but can even be more or less).
A Summons and Warrant are both instructions from a Court of law to a specific party or parties demanding their presence before the issuing court on a specific date.
A Summons is issued at the beginning stages. It is delivered by Registered Post to address on record in courthouse.
A Warrant is issued usually if the summoned party does not appear despite repeated summons being issued (generally 2–3 summons, but can even be more or less).
Summons is an order of the court to the person to appear before it. It gives instruction to appear or produce a document or thing before the court.
Warrant gives authorization to police officer to apprehend the accused and produce him/her before the court.
Summons is addressed to the defendant or witness, whereas warrant is given to the police officer.
The Code of Criminal Procedure classifies all criminal cases into summons cases and warrant cases.
A case is a warrant case if the offence is punishable by death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for more than two years.
A summons case is a case that is not a warrant case.