JUDGMENT

Jai Lal J - The petitioner instituted a suit for recovery of money from the respondent who is neither present nor represented before me. The suit was based on a writing which was signed by the defendant. The writing in question is that Rs. 7,687-12-6 is due to the plaintiff from the respondent on account of previous accounts. This document is signed by the defendant. When the plaintiff presented the plaint he also filed, along with the transliteration of the writing mentioned above, the transliteration of two other writings which are of a previous date and relate to different amounts but are substantially in the same terms. It appears that the Stamp Examiner inspected the record and formed an opinion that the three writings in question amounted to three bonds and as each of them bore a stamp of one anna, they were insufficiently stamped and could be admitted only on payment of penalty and the requisite deficiency in stamp duty. This matter having been brought to the notice of the trial Judge be directed the plaintiff to produce the original book in which the writings were contained, tore' off the relevant pages of the book and impounded the documents directing the plaintiff