Section 18 of the Court-fees Act, 1870 deals with:

Section 18 is headed "Written examinations of complainants": a complainant whose first examination for certain offences is reduced to writing under the Code of Criminal Procedure pays a fee of eight annas, unless the court remits it. Fees on documents in Mofussil courts are s.6, and process fees are dealt with in ss.20 and 21.