The word "case" used in Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure is of wide import and

In Major S.S. Khanna v. Brig. F.J. Dillon (1964) the Supreme Court held that 'case' in s.115 CPC means any state of facts juridically considered and includes civil proceedings other than suits, not being restricted to the entirety of the proceeding, so the answer is "Both it means any state of facts juridically considered and it includes civil proceedings other than suits and is not restricted by anything contained in the section to the entirety of the proceeding in a civil court".