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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 46

Precepts

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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 46 is part of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Precepts. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Upon the application of the decree-holder the Court which passed the decree may, whenever it thinks fit, issue a precept to any other Court which would be competent to execute such decree to attach any property belonging to the judgment-debtor and specified in the precept.

(2) The Court to which a precept is sent shall proceed to attach the property in the manner prescribed in regard to the attachment of properly in execution of a decree:

Provided that no attachment under a precept shall continue for more than two months unless the period of attachment is extended by an order of the Court which passed the decree or unless before the determination of such attachment the decree has been transferred to the Court by which the attachment has been made and the decree-holder has applied for an order for the sale of such property.

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What does Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 46 provide?

Section Section 46 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Precepts) is reproduced on this page as part of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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