(1)Whenever any court considers that the production of any document or other thing is necessary or desirable for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code by or before that court, such court may issue a summons to the person in whose possession or power the document or thing is believed to be, to require the person to produce the document or thing at the time and place stated in the summons.

(2)If any document or thing in the custody of a Postal Authority or public postal licensee²⁰²¹the Postal Authority, a public postal licensee or the public parcel locker network operator²⁰²¹ is, in the opinion of the court, required for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or proceeding under this Code, the court may require the Postal Authority or public postal licensee²⁰²¹Authority, public postal licensee or public parcel locker network operator (as the case may be)²⁰²¹ to deliver that document or thing to such person as the court directs.

(3)If a person is required merely to produce any document or thing, he²⁰²¹the person²⁰²¹ may comply with such requirement by causing the document or thing to be produced instead of bringing it in person.

(4)This section does not affect any provision of the Evidence Act (Cap. 97).²⁰²¹1893.²⁰²¹

(5)Sections 115, 116 and 119 shall²⁰²¹ apply in relation to a summons issued under this section.

(6)For²⁰²¹To²⁰²¹ the avoidance of²⁰²¹avoid²⁰²¹ doubt, the power of a court under subsection (1) shall²⁰²¹is²⁰²¹ not be²⁰²¹ exercisable by any court which presides or is to preside over any criminal case disclosure conference or pre-trial²⁰²²case²⁰²² conference held under Part IX²⁰²¹9²⁰²¹ or X,²⁰²¹10,²⁰²¹ as the case may be.