Order VII Rule 16: Suits on last negotiable instruments
The Code of Civil Procedure · Code of Civil Procedure · Order VII · in_force
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Where the suit is founded upon a negotiable instrument, and it is proved that the instrument is lost, and an indemnity is given by the plaintiff, to the satisfaction of the Court, against the claims of any other person upon such instrument, the Court may pass such decree as it would have passed if the plaintiff had produced the instrument in Court when the plaint was presented, and had at the same time delivered a copy of the instrument to be filed with the plaint.
Effective date: 1909-01-01
Related sections
Order VII Rule 15: Statement in case of documents not in plaintiff’s possession or powerOrder VII Rule 17: Production of shop bookOrder VII Rule 14: Production of document on which plaintiff suesOrder VII Rule 18: Inadmissibility of document not produced when plaint filedOrder VII Rule 13: Where rejection of plaint does not preclude presentation of fresh plaintOrder VII Rule 19: Address to be filed with plaint
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