Rule 17 of CPC : Rule 17: Production of shop-book.

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Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Scenario: Ramesh owns a small grocery store in Mumbai. He sells goods on credit to his customers and maintains a shop-book where he records all transactions. One of his regular customers, Suresh, has an outstanding balance of ₹10,000 according to Ramesh's shop-book. Despite multiple reminders, Suresh refuses to pay the amount.

Application of Rule 17: Ramesh decides to file a lawsuit against Suresh to recover the outstanding amount. According to Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Ramesh must produce the shop-book entry that shows Suresh's debt at the time of filing the plaint. Ramesh submits the shop-book along with a copy of the relevant entry to the court.

The court officer marks the original shop-book entry for identification, examines...

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