Section 74: Resistance to execution

(1) Where the Court is satisfied that the holder of a decree for the possession of property or a purchaser of property sold in execution of a decree has been resisted or obstructed in obtaining possession of the property by the judgment debtor or any other person on his behalf and that such resistance or obstruction was without any just cause, the Court may, at the instance of the decree holder or the purchaser, order the judgment debtor or such other person to undergo simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to thirty days and may further direct that the decree holder or the purchaser be put into possession of the property. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub section (1), where a judgment debtor or any other person resists or obstructs the execution of a decree, the Court may direct the officer in charge of the police station within whose jurisdiction the judgment debtor or such other person resides or where the property to which the decree relates is situate to provide the necessary police assistance for the execution of the decree.] COMMISSIONS

Effective date: 1909-01-01

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