{"id":29367,"date":"2026-08-05T12:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=29367"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:10:45","slug":"order-18-rule-17-cpc-recall-of-witness-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/order-18-rule-17-cpc-recall-of-witness-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Order 18 Rule 17 CPC: Supreme Court Explains When a Witness Can Be Recalled & When Recall Is Not Permissible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>A Comprehensive Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Latest Judgement on the Recall of a Witness Under Order 18 Rule 17 CPC<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Supreme Court has once again clarified the limited scope of Order 18 Rule 17 CPC<\/strong>, emphasising that the provision is not intended to enable parties to fill gaps in their evidence or improve their case after the trial has substantially progressed. Instead, the power to recall a witness exists primarily to assist the court in arriving at the truth whenever clarification on any issue becomes necessary.<\/p>

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