Rule 14 Rule 15 Rule 16 14. Court may of its 15. Duty of persons 16. when they may own accord summon as summoned give depart. witnesses strangers to evidence or produce suit. document. (1) A person so summoned and attending Subject to the provisions Subject as last aforesaid, shall, unless the Court of this Code as to whoever is summoned to otherwise directs, attend attendance and appear and give evidence at each hearing until the appearance and to any in a suit shall attend at suit has been disposed of. law for the time being in the time an place named force, where the Court at in the summons for that (2) On the application of any time thinks it purpose, and whoever is either party and the necessary to examine any summoned to produce a payment through the person, including a party document shall either Court of all necessary to the suit and not called attend to produce it, or expenses (if any), the as witness by a party to cause it to be produced, Court may require any the suit, the Court may, at such time and place. person so summoned and of its own motion, cause attending to furnish such person to be security to attend at the summoned as a witness next or any other hearing to give evidence, or to or until the suit is produce any document in disposed of and, in his possession on a day to default of his furnishing be appointed, and may such security, may order examine him as a witness him to be detained in the or require him to produce civil prison. such document.
