Production of documents
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Summary
A summoned witness must bring any document in their possession or power to court even if there is an objection to its production or admissibility. The court will decide such objections and may inspect the document or take other evidence, except for documents about State matters. If translation is needed the court can order the translator to keep contents secret and disobedience is an offence. Communications between Ministers and the President cannot be compelled.
Example
Priya is summoned to court to produce a loan agreement she keeps. Even though the defendant objects to its admissibility, Priya must bring the document and the court will decide the objection and may inspect the paper. If it must be translated, the court can direct the translator to keep the contents secret.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) A witness summoned to produce a document shall, if it is in his possession or power, bring it to Court, notwithstanding any objection which there may be to its production or to its admissibility: Provided that the validity of any such objection shall be decided on by the Court.
(2) The Court, if it sees fit, may inspect the document, unless it refers to matters of State, or take other evidence to enable it to determine on its admissibility.
(3) If for such a purpose it is necessary to cause any document to be translated, the Court may, if it thinks fit, direct the translator to keep the contents secret, unless the document is to be given in evidence and, if the interpreter disobeys such direction, he shall be held to have committed an offence under section 198 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023:
Provided that no Court shall require any communication between the Ministers and the President of India to be produced before it.
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