CPC 1908 § Order VII, Rule 18 — Inadmissibility of document not produced when plaint filed

Statutory text (English)

(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.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order VII, Rule 18 (PLAINT): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 74, 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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