If witness appears attachment may be withdrawn
Full Text
Where, at any time after the attachment of his property, such person appears and satisfies the Court,—
(a) that he did not, without lawful excuse, fail to comply with the summons or intentionally avoid service, and,
(b) where he has failed to attend at the time and place named in a proclamation issued under the last preceding rule, that he had no notice of such proclamation in time to attend,
the Court shall direct that the property be released from attachment, and shall make such order as to the costs of the attachment as it thinks fit.
Plain English Summary
Directs the release of attached property if the witness appears and satisfies the court that non-attendance was due to lawful excuse, illness, or lack of timely notice of the proclamation.
Key Legal Elements
- Mandatory Release upon Satisfaction: Court 'shall direct' release if conditions met.
- Two Grounds of Defence: (a) Lawful excuse / absence of evasion; (b) No timely notice of proclamation.
- Costs Discretion: Court decides who bears attachment expenses.
Practical Note
Application for Release of Attached Assets: If a witness's car or account has been attached, counsel for the witness should immediately file an application under Order XVI Rule 11 CPC supported by hospital admission slips or travel tickets demonstrating impossibility of prior attendance.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां अपनी संपत्ति की कुर्की के पश्चात किसी भी समय ऐसा व्यक्ति उपस्थित होता है और न्यायालय का यह समाधान कर देता है कि—
(क) वह वैध कारण के बिना समन का अनुपालन करने में असफल नहीं रहा था अथवा जानबूझकर तामील से नहीं बचा था; तथा
(ख) जहां वह उद्घोषणा में उल्लिखित समय और स्थान पर उपस्थित होने में असफल रहा था, वहां उसे उपस्थित होने के लिए समय पर ऐसी उद्घोषणा की सूचना नहीं मिली थी,
वहां न्यायालय यह निर्देश देगा कि संपत्ति कुर्की से अवमुक्त (Released from attachment) कर दी जाए, और कुर्की के खर्चों के बारे में ऐसा आदेश करेगा जैसा वह ठीक समझे।