Recently, the Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant permission for cross-examination of an IO (Investigating Officer) who had collected documents against the petitioner in a corruption matter after referring to Section 139 of Indian Evidence Act. As per Section 139, a person summoned to produce documents does not become a witness merely because
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