Section 143
Postage
Part XI: Miscellaneous
Postage, where chargeable on a notice, summons or letter issued under this Code and forwarded by post, and the fee for registering the same, shall be paid within a time to be fixed before the communication is made:
Provided that the State Government * * * may remit such postage, or fee, or both, or may prescribe a scale of court-fees to be levied in lieu thereof.
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.