https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311378 A document first put to a witness in cross-examination is not barred merely because it was not filed with the pleadings or before settlement of issues. If the witness admits it, the issue ends; if the witness denies it, the court must retain the document on the file to evaluate what was shown and what was denied. The court also clarified that the party producing such a document may, if otherwise entitled in law and supported by proper pleadings, later prove it in its own evidence. This use is confined to documents genuinely relevant to cross-examination and cannot be used to circumvent procedural filing requirements. en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311378 A document first put to a witness in cross-examination is not barred merely because it was not filed with the pleadings or before settlement of issues. If the witness admits it, the issue ends; if the witness denies it, the court must retain the document on the file to evaluate what was shown and what was denied. The court also clarified that the party producing such a document may, if otherwise entitled in law and supported by proper pleadings, later prove it in its own evidence. This use is confined to documents genuinely relevant to cross-examination and cannot be used to circumvent procedural filing requirements. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311378