Code of Civil Procedure

CPC 1908 § Order XVIII, Rule 3 — Evidence where several issues

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Statutory text (English)

Where there are several issues, the burden of proving some
of which lies on the other party, the party beginning may, at his option, either produce his evidence on
those issues or reserve it by way of answer to the evidence produced by the other party ; and, in the
latter case, the party beginning may produce evidence on those issues after the other party has produced
all his evidence, and the other party may then reply specially on the evidence so produced by the party
beginning ; but the party beginning will then be entitled to reply generally on the whole case.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XVIII, Rule 3 (HEARING OF THE SUIT AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 95, 96, 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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