{"id":5917,"date":"2026-04-06T05:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/?page_id=5917"},"modified":"2026-04-06T05:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:09:07","slug":"court-terms-glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/?page_id=5917","title":{"rendered":"Court Terms Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u0914\u0930 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u0949\u0930\u094d\u092e<\/h2>\n

A. Witnesses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Short Form<\/th>\nFull Form<\/th>\nMeaning in Hindi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
PW<\/strong><\/td>\nProsecution Witness<\/td>\n\u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093e \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PW1, PW2<\/strong><\/td>\nProsecution Witness No. 1, 2<\/td>\n\u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e \u0938\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DW<\/strong><\/td>\nDefence Witness<\/td>\n\u092c\u091a\u093e\u0935 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093e \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DW1, DW2<\/strong><\/td>\nDefence Witness No. 1, 2<\/td>\n\u092c\u091a\u093e\u0935 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e \u0938\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CW<\/strong><\/td>\nCourt Witness<\/td>\n\u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hostile Witness<\/strong><\/td>\nHostile Witness<\/td>\n\u092e\u0941\u0915\u0930\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

B. Documents and Exhibits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Short Form<\/th>\nFull Form<\/th>\nMeaning in Hindi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ex. \/ Ext.<\/strong><\/td>\nExhibit<\/td>\n\u0938\u093e\u0915\u094d\u0937\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0947\u091c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ext.P1<\/strong><\/td>\nProsecution Exhibit 1<\/td>\n\u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0939\u0932\u093e \u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0947\u091c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ext.D1<\/strong><\/td>\nDefence Exhibit 1<\/td>\n\u092c\u091a\u093e\u0935 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0939\u0932\u093e \u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0947\u091c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ext.C1<\/strong><\/td>\nCourt Exhibit 1<\/td>\n\u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927\u093f\u0924 \u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0947\u091c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

C. Material Objects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Short Form<\/th>\nFull Form<\/th>\nMeaning in Hindi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
MO<\/strong><\/td>\nMaterial Object<\/td>\n\u092d\u094c\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u093e\u0915\u094d\u0937\u094d\u092f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MO1, MO2<\/strong><\/td>\nMaterial Object No. 1, 2<\/td>\n\u092d\u094c\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0935\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e \u0938\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

D. Case Procedure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Short Form<\/th>\nFull Form<\/th>\nMeaning in Hindi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FIR<\/strong><\/td>\nFirst Information Report<\/td>\n\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0925\u092e \u0938\u0942\u091a\u0928\u093e \u0930\u093f\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CS<\/strong><\/td>\nCharge Sheet<\/td>\n\u0906\u0930\u094b\u092a\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FR<\/strong><\/td>\nFinal Report<\/td>\n\u0905\u0902\u0924\u093f\u092e \u0930\u093f\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Complaint<\/strong><\/td>\nComplaint<\/td>\n\u0936\u093f\u0915\u093e\u092f\u0924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B.A.<\/strong><\/td>\nBail Application<\/td>\n\u091c\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

E. Parties to a Case<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Term<\/th>\nMeaning in Hindi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Complainant<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0936\u093f\u0915\u093e\u092f\u0924\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accused<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petitioner<\/strong><\/td>\n\u092f\u093e\u091a\u0940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Respondent<\/strong><\/td>\n\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Appellant<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0905\u092a\u0940\u0932\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Revisionist<\/strong><\/td>\n\u092a\u0941\u0928\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923 \u092f\u093e\u091a\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

F. Courts and Proceedings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Term<\/th>\nMeaning in Hindi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Trial Court<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Appellate Court<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0905\u092a\u0940\u0932\u0940\u092f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Revisional Court<\/strong><\/td>\n\u092a\u0941\u0928\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Impugned Order<\/strong><\/td>\n\u091a\u0941\u0928\u094c\u0924\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judgment<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u0923\u092f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Order<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conviction<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0926\u094b\u0937\u0938\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acquittal<\/strong><\/td>\n\u092c\u0930\u0940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sentence<\/strong><\/td>\n\u0938\u091c\u093e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

G. Stages of Evidence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Term<\/th>\nMeaning in Hindi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Examination-in-chief<\/strong><\/td>\n\u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f \u092a\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cross-examination<\/strong><\/td>\n\u091c\u093f\u0930\u0939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Re-examination<\/strong><\/td>\n\u092a\u0941\u0928\u0903 \u092a\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

H. Common Case Number Formats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Short Form<\/th>\nFull Form<\/th>\nMeaning in Hindi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Crl. A.<\/strong><\/td>\nCriminal Appeal<\/td>\n\u0906\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u093f\u0915 \u0905\u092a\u0940\u0932<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crl. R.P.<\/strong><\/td>\nCriminal Revision Petition<\/td>\n\u0906\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u093f\u0915 \u092a\u0941\u0928\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923 \u092f\u093e\u091a\u093f\u0915\u093e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC No.<\/strong><\/td>\nCalendar Case Number<\/td>\n\u092e\u091c\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0915\u0926\u092e\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u0902\u092c\u0930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S.C. No.<\/strong><\/td>\nSessions Case Number<\/td>\n\u0938\u0947\u0936\u0928 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0932 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0941\u0915\u0926\u092e\u093e \u0928\u0902\u092c\u0930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0906\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0909\u0926\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0923<\/h2>\n

PW1 stated that the accused entered the house<\/strong>
\n\u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0964 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0918\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0918\u0941\u0938\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n

Ext.P1 complaint was proved by PW1<\/strong>
\n\u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0964 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0939\u0932\u093e \u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0947\u091c, \u092f\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0936\u093f\u0915\u093e\u092f\u0924 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930, PW1 \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n

MO1 broken lock was produced before the court<\/strong>
\n\u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0964 \u091f\u0942\u091f\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u093e \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u092d\u094c\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0935\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n

The accused was convicted under section 427 IPC<\/strong>
\n\u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0964 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u0927\u093e\u0930\u093e 427 IPC \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0939\u0924 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n

\u090f\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u0907\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u093e\u0926 \u0930\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0924\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e<\/h2>\n

PW<\/strong> = Prosecution \u0915\u093e \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939
\nDW<\/strong> = Defence \u0915\u093e \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939
\nExt.P<\/strong> = Prosecution \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0947\u091c
\nExt.D<\/strong> = Defence \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0947\u091c
\nMO<\/strong> = \u0935\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u092f\u093e \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0928
\nImpugned Order<\/strong> = \u0935\u0939\u0940 \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u094c\u0924\u0940 \u0926\u0940 \u0917\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n

\u091c\u091c\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0924\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902<\/h2>\n

\u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0936\u093f\u0915\u093e\u092f\u0924\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948<\/strong>
\n\u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u0948<\/strong>
\nPW1 \u0914\u0930 PW2 \u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/strong>
\nExt.P1 \u0914\u0930 MO1 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/strong>
\n\u0905\u0902\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924 \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u0940 \u0920\u0939\u0930\u093e\u092f\u093e, \u092c\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e, \u092f\u093e \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0930\u0926\u094d\u0926 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u0914\u0930 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u0949\u0930\u094d\u092e A. Witnesses Short Form Full Form Meaning in Hindi PW Prosecution Witness \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093e \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939 PW1, PW2 Prosecution Witness No. 1, 2 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e \u0938\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e DW Defence Witness \u092c\u091a\u093e\u0935 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u093e \u0917\u0935\u093e\u0939 DW1, DW2 Defence Witness No. 1, 2 \u092c\u091a\u093e\u0935 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u0947 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_regular_price":[],"currency_symbol":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5917","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_slider_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","post_slider_layout_landscape_large":"","post_slider_layout_portrait_large":"","post_slider_layout_square_large":"","post_slider_layout_landscape":"","post_slider_layout_portrait":"","post_slider_layout_square":"","full":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5918,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5917\/revisions\/5918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}