Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
Six monthly Return in Form-C of cases pending for more than three months showing the persons in custody or on bail for any proceeding under the orders of the Executive Magistrates. This Return should be forwarded by all the Executive Magistrates to the District Magistrate not later than the 15th January & July of each year. The Returns should be stitched together and should be forwarded by the District Magistrate not later than the end of January & July of each year. Column-1.—This column should show the number of the case in the Magistrate's Register. Column-3.—The history of the case should show briefly and not in full detail, the main cause for the delay in the disposal of the case. In regard to adjournments, these should be summarised under the following heads:— (a) For convenience of a pleader. (b) For non-appearance of the police or the Police Prosecutor.