CPC 1908 § Order XXVI, Rule 19 — Cases in which High Court may issue commission to examine witness

Statutory text (English)

(1) If a High
Court is a satisfied—
(a) that a foreign Court situated in a foreign country wishes to obtain the evidence
of a witness in any proceeding before it,
(b) that the proceeding is of a civil nature, and
(c) that the witness is residing within the limits of the High Court’s appellate
jurisdiction,
it may, subject to the provisions of rule 20, issue a commission for the examination of such witness.

(2) Evidence may be given of the matters specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-rule

(1)—
(a) by a certificate signed by the consular officer of the foreign country of the
highest rank in 2[Pakistan] and transmitted to the High Court through the
3[Federal Government], or
(b) by a letter of request issued by the foreign Court and transmitted to the High
Court through the 3[Federal Government], or
(c) by a letter of request issued by the foreign Court and produced before the High
Court by a party to the proceeding.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXVI, Rule 19 (COMMISSIONS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 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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