Mera Samvidhaan All of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Order XXXVIII · Arrest and Attachment Before Judgment

6Attachment where cause not shown or security not furnished.

Order 38, Rule 6

(1) Where the defendant fails to show cause why he should not furnish security, or fails to furnish the security required, within the time fixed by the Court, the Court may order that the property specified, or such portion thereof as appears sufficient to satisfy any decree which may be passed in the suit, be attached.

(2) Where the defendant shows such cause or furnishes the required security, and the property specified or any portion of it has been attached, the Court shall order the attachment to be withdrawn, or make such other order as it thinks fit.

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