CPC 1908 § 133 — Exemption of other persons

Statutory text (English)

(1) The 1[Provincial Government] may, by notification 2
in the 1[official Gazette], exempt from personal appearance in Court any person whose rank, in the
opinion of such Government, entitles him to the privilege of exemption.

(2) The names and residences of the persons so exempted shall, from time to time, be forwarded
to the High Court by the 1[Provincial Government] and a list of such persons shall be kept in such
Court, and a list of such persons as reside within the local limits of the jurisdiction of each Court
subordinate to the High Court shall be kept in such subordinate Court.

(3) Where any person so exempted claims the privilege of such exemption, and it is
consequently necessary to examine him by commission, he shall pay the costs of that commission,
unless the party requiring his evidence pays such costs.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.133: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (Act No. V of 1908; portal status 'Under Review'; reflects amendments through the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2023 incl. inserted s.159), p. 53, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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