BSA Section 135 — Production of title-deeds of witness not a party

Summary

A witness who is not a party to a suit cannot be forced to produce their title-deeds to any property, or any document under which they hold property as a pledgee or mortgagee, or any document whose production might tend to incriminate them. This protection applies unless the witness has agreed in writing to produce those documents with the person seeking their production, or with someone through whom that person claims.

Official Text

No witness who is not a party to a suit shall be compelled to produce his title-deeds to any property, or any document in virtue of which he holds any property as pledgee or mortgagee or any document the production of which might tend to criminate him, unless he has agreed in writing to produce them with the person seeking the production of such deeds or some person through whom he claims.

Referred to by

• BSA §168 — Judge’s power to put questions or order production

Related Judgments

• HDFC BANK LTD vs UNION OF INDIA — Delhi High Court (2023)
• Nannebabu Ramdev Gupta vs The State of Maharashtra, .., …, Mr. Fahad Qureshi with Mr.Shubham Upa — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2023)
• KANWAL NAIN SINGH MOKHA vs REKHA KHURANA — Delhi High Court (2022)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IEA §130 — Production of title-deeds of witness not a party