Section 19. Summons to give evidence or produce documents. (SHAR'IYAH COURTS AND MUSLIM MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ENACTMENT, 1966

ENACTMENT NO. 1 OF 1966
SHAR'IYAH COURTS AND MUSLIM MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ENACTMENT, 1966

PART II - RELIGIOUS COURTS

Section 19. Summons to give evidence or produce documents.

(1) Subject to the provision of any written law, the Court may issue a summons to any person to give evidence or to produce any document in his possession or power. Every such summons shall be served personally and any persons so served, whether a Muslim or not, shall be legally bound to comply therewith.

(2) The Court may, before issuing such summons, order the payment of the reasonable travelling and subsistence expenses of any witness who resides more than five miles from the Court-house.