Production and admission of documents

Mere production of an admissible document by itself was not sufficient to take the same as proved, rather contents thereof were to be provided in the manner required by law.

No prudent mind could believe that for execution of an important material document, parties would make a passerby a witness, who admits in cross-examination that parties were not known to him prior to execution of such document for which he was called by some unknown counsel / advocate

Such admission by witness to document would result in failure in proving such document.

Although production of a document and admission of a document were two different subjects, a document could be produced in evidence which was always subject to admission as required under Art. 78 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984

Courts were vested with jurisdiction to ascertain genuineness and authenticity of any document in order to arrive at a just and fair conclusion on the touchstone and parameters of Art. 78 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984 and when a document had been exhibited in evidence without any objection by the opposite party, the same was deemed to be proven in all respects

Objection as to the authenticity of a document was to be taken at an earlier stage and after a document was admitted in evidence, an objection against admission could not be allowed at any subsequent stage.