CPC 1908 § Order XXVI, Rule 17 — Attendance and examination of witnesses before Commissioner

Statutory text (English)

(1) The provisions
of this Code relating to the summoning, attendance and examination of witnesses, and to the
remuneration of, and penalties to be imposed upon, witnesses, shall apply to persons required to give
evidence or to produce documents under this order whether the commission in execution of which
they are so required has been issued by a Court situate within or by a Court situate beyond the limits
of 1[Pakistan], and for the purpose of this rule the Commissioner shall be deemed to be a Civil Court.

(2) A Commissioner may apply to any Court (not being a High Court) within the local limits
of whose jurisdiction a witness resides for the issue of any process which he may find it necessary to
issue to or against such witness, and such Court may, in its discretion, issue such process as it considers
reasonable and proper.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXVI, Rule 17 (COMMISSIONS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 134, 135, 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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