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The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: page 18

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                                          ORDER XVI-A
                       ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES CONFINED OR DETAINED IN PRISONS
RULES
  1.    Definitions.
  2.    Power to require attendance of prisoners to give evidence.
  3.    Expenses to be paid into Court.
  4.    Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from the operation of rule 2.
  5.    Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain cases.
  6.    Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.
  7.    Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.
                                               ORDER XVII
                                                  ADJOURNMENT
  1.    Court may grant time and adjourn hearing.
        Costs of adjournment.
  2.    Procedure if parties fail to appear on day fixed.
  3.    Court may proceed notwithstanding either party fails to produce evidence, etc.
                                              ORDER XVIII
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                             HEARING OF THE SUIT AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
  1.
  2.
       Right to begin.
       Statement and production of evidence.
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  3.   Evidence where several issues.             di
  3A. Party to appear before other witnesses.
  4.   Recording of evidence.
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  5.   How evidence shall be taken in appealable cases.
  6.   When deposition to be interpreted.
  7.   Evidence under section 138.
  8.   Memorandum when evidence not taken down by Judge.
  9.   When evidence may be taken in English.
  10. Any particular question and answer may be taken down.
  11. Questions objected to and allowed by Court.
  12. Remarks on demeanour of witnesses.
  13. Memorandum of evidence in unappealable cases.
  14. [Omitted.].
  15. Power to deal with evidence taken before another Judge.
  16. Power to examine witness immediately.
  17. Court may recall and examine witness.
  17A. [Omitted.].
  18. Power of Court to inspect.
  19. Power to get statements recorded on commission.
                                           ORDER XIX
                                           AFFIDAVITS
  1.   Power to order any point to be proved by affidavit.




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