CPC 1908 § Order XVI, Rule 2 — Expenses of witness to be paid into Court on applying for summons

Statutory text (English)

(1) The party
applying for a summons shall, before the summons is granted and within a period to be fixed, pay
into Court such a sum of money as appears to the Court to be sufficient to defray the travelling and
other expenses of the person summoned in passing to and from the Court in which he is required to
attend, and for one day's attendance.

(2) Experts. In determining the amount payable under this rule, the Court may, in the case of
any person summoned to give evidence as an expert, allow reasonable remuneration for the time
occupied both in giving evidence and in performing any work of an expert character necessary for the
case.

(3) Scale of expenses. Where the Court is subordinate to a High Court, regard shall be had, in
fixing the scale of such expenses, to any rules made in that behalf.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XVI, Rule 2 (SUMMONING AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 91, 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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