Person summoned to produce a document is not a witness and cannot be cross-examined unless called as witness. A person summoned to produce a document does not become a witness merely by producing it and cannot be cross-examined unless and until the person is called and examined as a witness under the procedural framework.
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Person summoned to produce a document is not a witness and cannot be cross-examined unless called as witness.
A person summoned to produce a document does not become a witness merely by producing it and cannot be cross-examined unless and until the person is called and examined as a witness under the procedural framework.
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