Cattle-trespass Act : Procedure on complaint Indian Bare Acts :

Cattle-trespass Act,1871

Act No : 1

Section : Procedure on complaint

21. Procedure on complaint. The complaint shall be made by the complainant in person, or by an agent personally acquainted with the circumstances. It may be either in writing or verbal. If it be verbal, the substance of it shall be taken down in writing by the Magistrate. If the Magistrate, on examining the complainant or his agent, sees reason to believe the complaint to be well founded, he shall summon the person complained against, and make an enquiry into the case.