Relevancy of statements: signed responses to summons may be admitted when the maker is unavailable or court permits in justice.

Section 136 makes statements made and signed in response to summons under section 70 relevant in prosecutions when the maker is unavailable-dead, cannot be found, incapable of giving evidence, kept out of the way by the adverse party, or when securing presence would cause unreasonable delay or expense-or when the maker is examined as a witness and the court, considering the circumstances, admits the statement in the interest of justice.

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