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Evidence Affidavit

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Price
Free, always.
Stamp duty
Filed in a pending case, an affidavit is ordinarily exempt from the nominal affidavit duty (Article 4, Schedule I-A for Punjab or Schedule I for Chandigarh) and instead carries only the court's own court-fee stamp, if any; the court-fee figure was not confirmed here, so confirm the current amount at the court's filing counter.
Registration
Not registrable: a court paper is not an instrument under section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908.
Witnesses
None required for the affidavit itself.

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Also called

  • affidavit of evidence
  • evidence by affidavit
  • examination-in-chief affidavit
  • PW affidavit
  • DW affidavit
  • साक्ष्य शपथ-पत्र
  • ਗਵਾਹੀ ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ

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A witness's sworn statement of what they know, filed in a civil suit in place of giving the main part of their evidence orally (Order XVIII Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908). The plaintiff, the defendant or any other witness can file one.

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The witness is still questioned by the other side, so they must attend court on the date fixed. The affidavit should hold only facts the witness personally knows; anything based on information should say so and give the reason. It is not a general-purpose affidavit and it is not the affidavit that goes with a plaint or an application. For those, use the General Court Affidavit in this library. Court papers are usually filed through an advocate, who also files a vakalatnama; this form prepares the draft for them to settle.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Filed in a pending case, an affidavit is ordinarily exempt from the nominal affidavit duty (Article 4, Schedule I-A for Punjab or Schedule I for Chandigarh) and instead carries only the court's own court-fee stamp, if any; the court-fee figure was not confirmed here, so confirm the current amount at the court's filing counter.

Registration

Not registrable: a court paper is not an instrument under section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908. Any decree that results has its own registration or mutation step, if one is needed.

Notarisation

Required: an unsworn affidavit is only a signed statement. It is sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary, or before the court itself where the court administers the oath; the deponent appears in person with photo identification.

Witnesses

None required for the affidavit itself. The witness gives oral evidence in cross-examination later, in the court's own procedure.

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EVIDENCE AFFIDAVIT

IN THE COURT OF Civil Judge (Senior Division), S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)

Civil Suit No. 214 of 2026

Harpreet Singh ... Plaintiff versus Jaswinder Singh ... Defendant

AFFIDAVIT OF Harpreet Singh, the plaintiff, IN PLACE OF EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF, UNDER ORDER XVIII RULE 4 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908

I, Harpreet Singh, S/o Sh. Amarjit Singh, aged 52 years, retired, resident of House No. 214, Phase 3B1, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows:

  1. 1. That I am the plaintiff in the above suit and am competent to depose to the facts below, which are within my own knowledge except where I say otherwise.
  1. 2. That I bought the suit property from Sh. Mohinder Singh by registered sale deed dated 11.08.2004 and have lived in it since then.
  2. 3. That on 02.09.2026 the defendant came to the house with six men and threatened to break the boundary wall.

DOCUMENTS PROVED. I prove the following documents, which the Court may mark as exhibits when the originals are shown: Ex. PW-1/1: sale deed dated 11.08.2004. Ex. PW-1/2: legal notice dated 05.09.2026. Ex. PW-1/3: postal receipt.

That the contents of this affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge, except where I have said that a statement is on information, which I believe to be true. Nothing material has been concealed.

DEPONENT: Harpreet Singh

Through counsel: Sh. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, Advocate, Chamber No. 214, District Courts, Sector 43, Chandigarh

VERIFICATION

Verified at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) on 1 April 2026 that the contents of this affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge, that no part of it is false and that nothing material has been concealed.

Sworn before an Oath Commissioner at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) on 1 April 2026.

Questions about this document

Does the Evidence Affidavit need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Filed in a pending case, an affidavit is ordinarily exempt from the nominal affidavit duty (Article 4, Schedule I-A for Punjab or Schedule I for Chandigarh) and instead carries only the court's own court-fee stamp, if any; the court-fee figure was not confirmed here, so confirm the current amount at the court's filing counter.

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Does the Evidence Affidavit need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable: a court paper is not an instrument under section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses
What does the Evidence Affidavit cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Evidence Affidavit need witnesses?

None required for the affidavit itself.

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