(1) The District Judge may order any person to produce and bring into Court any paper or writing, being or purporting to be testamentary, which may be shown to be in the possession or under the control of such person.
(2) If it is not shown that any such paper or writing is in the possession or under the control of such person, but there is reason to believe that he has the knowledge of any such paper or writing, the Court may direct such person to attend for the purpose of being examined respecting the same.
(3) Such person shall be bound to answer truly such question as may be put to him by the Court, and, if so ordered, to produce and bring in such paper or writing, and shall be subject to the like punishment under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), in case of default in not attending or in not answering such question or not bringing in such paper or writing, as he would have been subject to in case he had been a party to a suit and had made such default.
(4) The costs of the proceeding shall be in the discretion of the Judge.
(2) If it is not shown that any such paper or writing is in the possession or under the control of such person, but there is reason to believe that he has the knowledge of any such paper or writing, the Court may direct such person to attend for the purpose of being examined respecting the same.
(3) Such person shall be bound to answer truly such question as may be put to him by the Court, and, if so ordered, to produce and bring in such paper or writing, and shall be subject to the like punishment under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), in case of default in not attending or in not answering such question or not bringing in such paper or writing, as he would have been subject to in case he had been a party to a suit and had made such default.
(4) The costs of the proceeding shall be in the discretion of the Judge.
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