No witness who is not a party to a suit shall be compelled to produce his title-deeds to any property, or any document in virtue of which he holds any property as pledgee or mortgagee or any document the production of which might tend to criminate him, unless he has agreed in writing to produce them with the person seeking the production of such deeds or some person through whom he claims.
PART IV PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCE · CHAPTER IX OF WITNESSES
Section 135: Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Corresponding Evidence Act provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
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1. Under Section 135 of the BSA, a witness who is not a party to a suit shall not be compelled to produce his title-deeds to any property unless: