VidhiSangh

Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Section 139: Cross-examination of person called to produce a document

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for proceedings preserved by BSA section 170, including specified matters that were pending immediately before commencement.

Part III — Production and Effect of Evidence

139. A person summoned to produce a document does not become a witness by the mere fact that he produces it and cannot be cross-examined unless and until he is called as a witness.

Source: official text of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.