Evidence Act 1893 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Production and Effect of Evidence
132. Production of title deeds of witness not a party
Feedback & supportNo witness who is not a party to the suit may be compelled to produce his or her title deeds to any property, or any document by virtue of which he or she holds any property as pledgee or mortgagee, or any document the production of which might tend to criminate him or her, unless he or she has agreed in writing to produce them with the person seeking the production of such deeds or some person through whom he or she claims.
document
“document” includes, in addition to a document in writing —(a)any map, plan, graph or drawing;(b)any photograph;(c)any label, marking or other writing which identifies or describes anything of which it forms a part, or to which it is attached by any means whatsoever;(d)any disc, tape, soundtrack or other device in which sounds or other data (not being visual images) are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced therefrom;(e)any film (including microfilm), negative, tape, disc or other device in which one or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced therefrom; and(f)any paper or other material on which there are marks, impressions, figures, letters, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them;
No witness who is a party to the suit is bound to produce any document in his or her possession or power which is not relevant or material to the case of the party requiring its production.
No bank may be compelled to produce the books of such bank in any legal proceeding to which such bank is not a party, except as provided by section 174.
bank
“bank” and “banker” mean any company carrying on the business of bankers in Singapore under a licence granted under any law relating to banking;