When a party calls for a document which he has given the other party notice to produce, and such document is produced and inspected by the party calling for its production, he is bound to give it as evidence if the party producing it requires him to do so.
CHAPTER X.––OF THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
Section 163: Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BSA
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
| 163. Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice. | BSA 166 |
Questions on this section
1 question in 5 of our papers cite Section 163. Try these from the free papers:
1. A gives B notice to produce a letter. At the trial A calls for it, B produces it, and A inspects it. Under Section 166 of the BSA: