RECONSTRUCTION OF RECORDS AND REGISTERS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED BY FIRE (Rules 363 to 368 Criminal Rules and Order) R. 363 . When any records, registers etc. of any Criminal Court are destroyed or damaged by fire, the fact shall at once be reported to the High Court and the Presiding Officer of the Court concerned shall take personal charge immediately of the remnants and proceed with the works of reconstruction of records according to the provisions of this Chapter. R. 364 . (a) If any register relating to any criminal proceeding destroyed or damaged by fire has been preserved from destruction or damage, the Presiding Officer of the Court shall take personal charge of the same and shall satisfy himself that no alteration or erasure has been made in the columns showing the manner of disposal, particulars of offence, plea of the accused, if any, and any order, final or otherwise, passed by the Court. (b) If any alteration or erasure has been noticed by the Presiding Officer in any co...