91.Summons to produce document or other thing

(1)Whenever any Court or any officer-in-charge of a police station considers that the production of any document^ⓘ or other^ⓘ thing^ⓘ is necessary or desirable for the purposes of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other^ⓘ proceeding under this Code by or before such Court or officer, such Court may issue a summons^ⓘ, or such officer a written order, to the person in whose possession or power such document^ⓘ or thing^ⓘ is believed to be, requiring him to attend and produce^ⓘ it, or to produce^ⓘ it, at the time and place stated in the summons^ⓘ or order. (2)Any person required under this section merely to produce^ⓘ a document^ⓘ or other^ⓘ thing^ⓘ shall be deemed to have complied with the requisition if he causes such document^ⓘ or thing^ⓘ to be produce^ⓘd instead of attending personally to produce^ⓘ the same. (3)Nothing^ⓘ in this section shall be deemed -(a)to affect sections 123 and 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), or the Banker's Books Evidence Act, 1891(13 of 1891); or(b)to apply to a letter, postcard, telegram or other^ⓘ document^ⓘ or any parcel or thing^ⓘ in the custody of the postal or telegram authority.