If the Petitioner was not able to produce any document in a case court and it is producing in a later date the petitioner has to file an affidavit to produce it explaining delay. In some cases Section 5 of Limitation Act regarding condonation of delay is applicable.
Sample Format of Affidavit to produce documents in court is given below:
IN THE COURT OF ____________, NEW DELHI
CS OS NO. ____ OF 20__
IN THE MATTER OF :
MR. ______ & ORS
PETITIONERS
VERSUS
MR.
______________
RESPONDENT
AFFIDAVIT
I, _______________, son of Shri. ______________, aged about __ years, resident of ______, ________________, New Delhi-______, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:-
1. I am the petitioner in the above case and deponent herein.
2. That I have filed a petition for Specific Performance which is pending
before this Hon'ble Court.
3. That the Hon'ble Court was examined on behalf of my evidence PW No _______ to
PW No _________ and it is coming for further evidence of me. I submit that the
Respondent had signed an agreement to sell on ________ to sell his property for
Rs. _______ to me. The original document was kept in bank locker and due to
holidays in bank, I was not able to take it from there and produce before this
Hon'ble Court. I got fair chance to proceed with case in filing this document.
The original Agreement to sell is is filed before the ________ Court, _______
4. It is therefore prayed that the Hon'ble Court may be pleased to condone the
delay in the filling the document of Agreement to Sell and pass necessary
orders. Or else I will be put serious loss.
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
Verified at Delhi on this day of, ___ that the contents of my above affidavit
are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material
has been concealed therefrom.
DEPONENT
Solemnly affirmed and signed before me by the deponent, who is personally known to me, on this the ___ day of _______,20__
COUNSEL FOR THE DEPONENT
5 Extension of prescribed period in certain cases
Any appeal or any application, other than an application under any of the provisions of Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), may be admitted after the prescribed period, if the appellant or the applicant satisfies the court that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal or making the application within such period.
Explanation.- The fact that the appellant or the applicant was misled by any order, practice or judgment of the High Court in ascertaining or computing the prescribed period may be sufficient cause within the meaning of this section.
AFFIDAVIT FORMATS
Affidavit, Maintenance & Divorce, Delhi High Kusum Sharma v. Mahinder Kumar Sharma
Affidavit, Petition for Judicial Separation under Section 10 of Hindu Marriage, Act
Affidavit to be filed with Divorce petition under Section 13(1) of Hindu Marriage Act
Affidavit, Section 23(2) of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Affidavit, Evidence by way of Affidavit, Complaint u/s 138, Negotiable Instruments Act
Affidavit under Motor Vehicles Act in a Motor Accident Petition Appeal
Affidavit to Register Marriage under Hindu Marriage Act
Affidavit under Section 2 of Dissolution of Muslim marriage Act
Affidavit in a Civil Revision Petition under section 115 of CPC and for stay against order
Evidence by way of Affidavit during Trial under Section 17 of Consumer Protection Act
Affidavit for Restoration Petition u/s 151 of CPC for to restore Dismissed Application
Affidavit, Application to delete name of Party from Petition order 1 Rule 10(2) of CPC
Affidavit for Petition for maintenance under section 125 CrPC
Affidavit for production of documents in court which not produced earlier
Affidavit to declare legal heirs of deceased employee to claim PF and Super Annuation
Affidavit for Application to arrest Defendant before Judgment
Affidavit for Application to change name in the Education Certificate
Affidavit with Application for substituted service of summon order V Rule 20 CPC
Affidavit with Application for Registration of Will after death of Testator
Affidavit to Application objecting notice to vacate premises occupied the by the landlord
Affidavit for Application to issue Duplicate Driving License from Transport Authority
Affidavit u/s 13(1)(i)(ib) of Hindu Marriage Act for Divorce Petition, Desertion 2+ years
Affidavit for Divorce Petition Section 13(1)(i) of Hindu Marriage Act, Ground of Adultery
Affidavit, Mutual Divorce Petition u/s 13B of HMA, Dissolution of Marriage, First Motion
Affidavit for Second Motion of Mutual Consent Divorce Petition u/s 13B(1) of HMA
Affidavit for Petition u/s 11 of Hindu Marriage Act for Decree of Nullity of Marriage
Affidavit for Petition for Maintenance under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act
Affidavit to Petition for Judicial Separation under Section 10 of Hindu Marriage Act
Affidavit to Petition Probate under Section 276 of Indian Succession Act
Affidavit to Recall ex- parte order and set aside it passed in the absence of Defendant
Evidence by way of Affidavit in a Suit for Dissolution of Partnership Firm
Affidavit for IA seeking Security from Defendant in a Recovery Suit under order XXXVII
Affidavit for Consumer Complaint u/s 12 of Consumer Protection Act to District Forum
Affidavit for Substitution Application, death of a Party in a Suit, order XXII Rule 3 CPC
Affidavit for Application to arrest, detain in Prison Judgment Debtor as per order XXI Rule 37 CPC
Affidavit to produce additional evidence in an appeal, Order XLI Rule 27 of Code of Civil Procedure
Affidavit to Anticipatory bail application under section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure
Affidavit for Bail Application under section 437 of Code of Criminal Procedure
Affidavit for issue of Death Certificate after registration of death
Affidavit for Writ of Certiorari Writ Petition under Article 226 and 227 in High Court
Affidavit for Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution to be filed in High Court
Affidavit for Writ of Quo Warranto under Article 226 of the Constitution to be filed in High Court
Affidavit for Writ of Habeas Corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution to be filed in High Court