Section 5 of the Bankers Books Evidence Act, 1891 – Case in which officer of bank not compellable to produce books

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Section 5: Case in which officer of bank not compellable to produce books

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.

Source: official text of The Bankers Books Evidence Act, 1891 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Bankers Books Evidence Act, 1891.

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