Order VII Rule 18: Inadmissibility of document not produced when plaint filed

(1) A document which ought to be produced in Court by the plaintiff when the plaint is presented, or to be entered in the list to be added or annexed to the pliant, and which is not produced, or entered accordingly, shall not, without the leave of the Court, be received in evidence on his behalf at the hearing of the suit. (2) Nothing in this rule applies to documents produced for cross examination of the defendant’s witnesses, or in answer to any case set up by the defendant or handed to a witness merely to refresh his memory.

Effective date: 1909-01-01

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