“Subpoena (सपीनअ)” (उपस्थिति-पत्र)-Word/Doctrine of the Day

“Subpoena (सपीनअ)” (उपस्थिति–पत्र)

It is a legal document issued most often by a court, to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence in a judicial proceeding. The disobedience may attract contempt of court. A summons is different from subpoena. A summons is an official notice of a lawsuit while subpoena is an order of the court to appear and depose, of any. For example, the respondent was sunpoenaed to testify before the Judge. It is also known as witness summons.