Application for Production of Document (Section 91 CrPC) (India) by OLL
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Application sec 91 of CrPC, 1973
BEFORE THE METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATES / MAGISTRATES COURT AT _______
OR
HON’BLE SESSIONS COURT AT ______
C.C. No. ……….. of 20___
_______________ …..Complainant
Versus
______________ …… Accused
APPLICATION U/S 91 OF CRPC, 1973 FOR PRODUCTION OF A DOCUMENT / THING
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR
I, on behalf of the Complainant / accused, submit as under –
(State
Therefore, I most humbly pray ___________
FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS THE APPLICANT AS IN DUTY BOUND SHALL EVER PRAY.
DATED THIS _______DAY OF _____, 20___
Advocate
Section 91: Summons to produce document or other thing
(1) Whenever any Court or any officer in charge of a police station considers that the production of any document or other thing is necessary or desirable for the purposes of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code by or before such Court or officer, such Court may issue a summons, or such officer a written order, to the person in whose possession or power such document or thing is believed to be, requiring him to attend and produce it, or to produce it, at the time and place stated in the summons or order.
(2) Any person required under this section merely to produce a document or other thing shall be deemed to have complied with the requisition if he causes such document or thing to be produced instead of attending personally to produce the same.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed
(a) to affect, sections 123 and 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), or the Banker's Books Evidence Act, 1891 (13 of 1891), or
(b) to apply to a letter, postcard, telegram or other document or any parcel or thing in the custody of the postal or telegraph authority.
This document is a formal legal application used to request the court or police to order the production of specific documents or evidence. It is primarily used in Indian criminal proceedings under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
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What is this template?
This is a procedural court filing for criminal litigation in India that invokes the court's power to issue a summons for physical evidence. It is not an affidavit or a witness statement, but a motion that must specify why the document is necessary for the trial or inquiry. It includes the verbatim text of Section 91 to define the court's scope and limitations regarding postal authorities and the Indian Evidence Act.
When should you use it?
Use this document when you are a party to a criminal proceeding in India and need to compel a person or officer to produce a specific object or record in court. Use a standard Witness Summons instead if you only require the physical presence of a witness for oral testimony without specific document production.
Who it's for
- a complainant in a criminal case requiring third-party evidence to prove a charge
- an accused person seeking the production of documents necessary for their defense
- legal practitioners filing evidence discovery motions in Indian Metropolitan Magistrates or Sessions Courts
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