CPC 1908 § Order XIII, Rule 4 — Endorsement on documents admitted in evidence

Statutory text (English)

(1) Subject to the provisions of the
next following sub-rule, there shall be endorsed on every document which has been admitted in
evidence in the suit the following particulars, namely:—
(a) the number and title of the suit,
(b) the name of the person producing the document,
(c) the date on which it was produced, and
(d) a statement of its having been so admitted;
and the endorsement shall be signed or initiated by the judge.

(2) Where a document so admitted is an entry in a book, account or record, and a copy thereof
has been substituted for the original under the next following rule, the particulars aforesaid shall be
endorsed on the copy and the endorsement thereon shall be signed or initialled by the Judge.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XIII, Rule 4 (PRODUCTION, IMPOUNDING AND RETURN OF DOCUMENTS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 86, 87, 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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