https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303044 A summons to produce a document does not, by itself, make the recipient a witness or authorise examination on oath; the court may require production, but not compel a non-party to attend, answer questions, or submit to cross-examination merely to locate the document. Where production is unlikely, the Code provided search powers rather than witness-style interrogation. An order directing such attendance and oath-bound questioning was therefore without authority. The revisional challenge was also maintainable because an order conclusively affecting a non-party is not necessarily interlocutory for Section 397 CrPC purposes, and the bar on revision did not apply against the appellant. en-us Tue, 23 Nov 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:50:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303044 A summons to produce a document does not, by itself, make the recipient a witness or authorise examination on oath; the court may require production, but not compel a non-party to attend, answer questions, or submit to cross-examination merely to locate the document. Where production is unlikely, the Code provided search powers rather than witness-style interrogation. An order directing such attendance and oath-bound questioning was therefore without authority. The revisional challenge was also maintainable because an order conclusively affecting a non-party is not necessarily interlocutory for Section 397 CrPC purposes, and the bar on revision did not apply against the appellant. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Nov 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303044