Judgment order or decree

After ascertaining the facts of the criminal case, suit or proceeding by examining the parties, their witnesses and the documents produced, if any, and by other lawful means in its power, the Adalat shall record in the prescribed Register in Form No. 23, as the case may be, a brief judgment or order and the signatures of the panches and signatures or thumb-impressions of the parties present at the time of the decision shall be affixed to the record and in case of a suit, a decree in the prescribed Form No. 25 shall be drawn up.