No officer of a bank shall in any legal proceeding to which the bank is not a party be compellable to produce any bankers book the contents of which can be proved under this Act, or to appear as a witness to prove the matters, transactions and accounts therein recorded, unless by order of the Court or a Judge made for special cause.
Section 5: Case in which officer of bank not compellable to produce books.
The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891Central Act · Act 18 of 1891
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 |
|---|---|
| Section | 5 |
| Marginal note | Case in which officer of bank not compellable to produce books. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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