Section 164 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872: Using, as evidence, of document, production of which was refused on notice.

  • June 2, 2021

Section 164, Indian Evidence Act, 1872: Using, as evidence, of document, production of which was refused on notice.

Using, as evidence, of document, production of which was refused on notice.—When a party refuses to produce a document which he has had notice to produce, he cannot afterwards use the document as evidence without the consent of the other party or the order of the Court. Illustration A sues B on an agreement and gives B notice to produce it. At the trial, A calls for the document and B refuses to produce it. A gives secondary evidence of its contents. B seeks to produce the document itself to contradict the secondary evidence given by A, or in order to show that the agreement is not stamped. He cannot do so.

 

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