CPC 1908 § Order XVI, Rule 14 — Court may of its accord summon as witnesses strangers to suit

Statutory text (English)

Subject to the provisions
of this Code as to attendance and appearance and to any law for the time being in force, where the
Court at any time thinks it is necessary to examine any person other than a party to the suit and not
called as a witness by a party to the suit, the Court may, of its own motion, cause such person to be
summoned as a witness to give evidence, or to produce any document in his possession, on a day to
be appointed, and may examine him as a witness or require him to produce such document.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XVI, Rule 14 (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. 93, 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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