Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
In cases of doubt in which the opinion of an expert may be required on the question whether any stamps are genuine or forged or about the dates of, and differences between stamps, a reference may be made to the General Manager, India Security Press, Nasik Road, Central Rly. for his or his nominee's report. The information regarding the stamps can only be given by the General Manager to and at the request of the Police, Reserve Bank of India, or the Magistrate or Officer of the Court before whom the case is to be tried. The date on which the document purports to have been executed should be noted in the letter of inquiry and the fee for examination, determined in accordance with rate given below (excluding the Commission), should accompany the enquiry together with the document. If the evidence is required in connection with the dates of, and differences between the stamps, etc., such evidence is taken in the office of the General Manager, India Security Press, Nasik Road, Central Rly., by one of the local Courts on commission issued by the Court before whom the case is being tried. The prescribed fee for examination on commission is as given below. The fees are payable in cash in advance. If State is one of the parties in the case, no fees will be charged by that department. The fee for each stamp examined is Rs. 20 but where the stamps to be examined consist of a block or blocks from the same sheet, the fee will be charged for the examination of each block, as any one of the stamps is representative of the whole block. Fees for the stamps examined on Commission are Rs. 40/- per document, irrespective of the number of stamps requiring examination on each document, provided that where more than one document relating to the same case is to be examined on the same day, the charge will be Rs. 40/- for the first and Rs. 20/- for each subsequent document.