(1) Before making any order under rule 2, the Court shall require the party at whose instance or for whose benefit the order is to be issued, to pay into Court such sum of money as appears to the Court to be sufficient to defray the expenses of the execution of the order, including the travelling and other expenses of the escort provided for the witness.
(2) Where the Court is subordinate to a High Court, regard shall be had, in fixing the scale of such expenses, to any rules made by the High Court in that behalf.
Order XVI-A Rule 1 CPC Definitions
Order XVI-A Rule 2 CPC Power to require attendance of prisoners to give evidence
Order XVI-A Rule 3 CPC Expenses to be paid into Court
Order XVI-A Rule 6 CPC Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
Order XVI-A Rule 7 CPC Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison