Q: Who can not be arrested in civil matters under civil procedure code ?

Ans: There are certain classes of persons that are exempted from arrest and detention under the various provisions of CPC. Such persons include:

Women, as per Section 56,

Judicial officers, as per Section 135(1),

Where a matter is pending, their pleaders, mukhtars, revenue-agents, and witnesses acting in obedience to a summons, under Section 135(2),

Members of legislatures, as per Section 135A,

Classes of persons, whose arrest according to the State Government, might be attended with danger or inconvenience to the public, under Section 55(2), and

Where the decretal amount is less than two thousand rupees, under section 58(1A).

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