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Section 503. When attendance of witness may be dispensed with

(1) Whenever, in the course of an inquiry, a trial or any other proceeding under this Code, it appears to [1] , [2] a Court of Session or the High Court that the examination of a witness is necessary for the ends of Justice, and that the attendance of such witness cannot be procured without an amount of delay, expense or inconvenience which, under the circumstances of the case, would be unreasonable, such 2[* *] Court may dispense with such attendance and may issue a commission to any [2] Magistrate of the first class, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such witness resides, to take the evidence of such witness.

3 (2) [* * * * * * *] [4] [5] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

(3) The Magistrate or officer to whom the commission is issued, [1] [2] shall proceed to the place where the witness is or shall summon the witness before him, and shall take down his evidence in the same manner, and may for this purpose exercise the same powers, as in trials of [3] under this Code. [4]

504. [Commission in case of witness being within Presidency-town] Omitted by A,O.,1949,

Annotations (8)
  • amendment [1] by the Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 (Order No. 4 of 1949), Art. 3 and Sch. ↩
  • amendment [2] by ord. No. XXXVII of 2001, s. 68. ↩
  • amendment [3] by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s.3 and Second Sch. ↩
  • amendment [4] the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s.3 and Second Sch. ↩
  • amendment [5] Act No. XIV of 1950, s. 2. ↩
  • amendment [6] by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XII of 1972), s. 2 and Sch. ↩
  • amendment [7] the Civil and Criminal Procedure Codes (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1962 (LXVII of 1962), s. 2. ↩
  • amendment [8] the Federal Adaptation Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Table. 9 For instances of notifications see Gaz of P., 1960, Ext., pp 461-462, ibid., 1963, Pt.I-p.20. ↩

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