Production of title-deeds of witness not a party:
No witness who is not a party to a suit shall be compelled to produce his title-deeds to any property, or any document in virtue of which he holds any property as pledge or mortgagee, or any document the production of which might tend to criminate him, unless he has agreed in writing to produce them with the person seeking the production of such deeds or some person through whom he claims.
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Principle:
Section 130 protects the witness who is not a party to a suit or proceeding. The section provides that a witness who is not a party to a suit cannot be compelled to produce:
(i) His title deed of any property,
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(ii) Any deed or document by virtue of which he is pledgee or mortgagee of any property, and
(iii) Any document, the production of which might tend to criminate him.
But, such witness may be compelled to produce the document if he has agreed with the person seeking its production. “The reason for the rule is protection from the mischief and inconvenience that might result from compulsory disclosure of title.”