(1) No Judge, Magistrate or other judicial officer shall be liable to arrest under civil process while going to, presiding in, or returning from, his Court.
(2) Where any matter is pending before a tribunal having jurisdiction therein, or believing in good faith that it has such jurisdiction, the parties thereto, their pleaders, mukhtars, revenue-agents and recognized agents, and their witnesses acting in obedience to a summons, shall be exempt from arrest under civil process other than process issued by such tribunal for contempt of Court while going to, attending, or returning from the tribunal.
(3) Nothing in sub-section (2) shall enable a judgment-debtor to claim exemption from arrest under an order for immediate execution or where such judgment-debtor attends to show cause why he should not be committed to prison in execution of a decree.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 135
Section 135 confers statutory immunity from arrest under civil process upon judges, magistrates, judicial officers, parties, pleaders, and witnesses while going to, attending, or returning from court.
A judgment-debtor attending a civil court hearing cannot be arrested on an execution warrant on court premises or during transit to/from the courthouse; invoke Section 135 to seek immediate release and initiate contempt against the arresting bailiff.