Application under Section 64

(1) As soon as an application, orally or in writing, is made under Section 64, its substance shall be recorded in the prescribed register in Form No. 23 and the signature or thumb-impression of the applicant shall be taken in the register. (2) The Sarpanch, Naib Sarpanch or Panch receiving the application shall under Section 65 record all the particulars required under Section 53 for determining territorial jurisdiction and in case of a civil suit further record its description and valuation and in a criminal case, the nature of the offence and if possible, particulars of matters mentioned in Section 53 (C) of the Act.