Section 52: Person in Court May be Required to Give Evidence Though not Summoned.

Any person present in court, whether a party or not in a cause or matter, may be compelled by the court to give evidence or produce any document in his possession or in his power in the same manner and subject to the same rules as if he had been summoned to attend and give evidence or produce such document and may be punished for any refusal to obey the order of the court.