Correction of wrong exhibits numbers

RAHUL GUPTA (Querist) 22 September 2026 This query is : Resolved
I marked wrong exhibit numbers on documents I produced during cross examination of a witness . Please suggest how these exhibit numbers can be corrected . Will the winess be re-called for correction of these documents . The stage of the case is final arguments .

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If you've mistakenly marked the wrong exhibit numbers on documents during a witness's cross-examination, and the case is already at the final arguments stage, there are specific procedures. While documents, once exhibited and numbered, generally cannot be de-exhibited or renumbered, you can bring the clerical or typing error to the court's attention. The court will then consider the mistake and decide on the appropriate course of action.

P. Venu (Expert) 23 September 2026
What are the facts? Please post complete facts.

prima facie the query is misconceived; it is the Court that marks the documents.

Advocate Bhartesh goyal (Expert) 24 September 2026
No, once a document is exhibited and marked exhibit number then neither the document de-exhibited nor it's number can be changed however you can bring this fact in notice of court and court may consider if mistake is clerical or typing.

Dr. J C Vashista (Expert) 25 September 2026
It cannot be changed at the final argument stage of the case it would have no implication if it is change of numbering.
However, you may mention the error to the Trial Court

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 03 October 2026
Since your case is currently at the stage of final arguments, the process for fixing clerical errors on marked exhibits is straightforward and generally will not disrupt the proceedings.
As long as the identity of the document, its contents, and the witness's responses regarding that document are clear on the written record, the court can correct or clarify the exhibit mark without bringing the witness back.
The Supreme Court of India (Sudhir Engineering Co. v. Nitco Roadways Ltd.) has held that marking a document as an exhibit is merely a procedural act for identification purposes and does not determine its evidentiary proof or admissibility. Therefore, a purely administrative mismatch in exhibit labeling can be corrected by the court at any time before judgment.

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