Warrant for arrest to direct judgment-debtor to be brought up
Full Text
Every warrant for the arrest of a judgment-debtor shall direct the officer entrusted with its execution to bring him before the Court with all convenient speed, unless the amount which he has been ordered to pay, together with the interest thereon and the costs (if any) to which he is liable, be sooner paid.
Plain English Summary
Directs that an arrest warrant must mandate bringing the judgment-debtor before the court with all convenient speed, unless the decretal amount, interest, and costs are sooner paid to the arresting officer.
Key Legal Elements
- Prompt Production Mandate: Must bring debtor before court with all convenient speed.
- On-the-Spot Discharge Option: If debtor pays full decretal amount + costs to officer, arrest is aborted.
- Officer Duty: Arresting officer must issue proper receipt for any payment received.
Practical Note
Execution of Civil Arrest Warrant: The bailiff executing a Rule 38 warrant is authorized to accept payment of the decretal sum on the spot. If paid, the debtor must be released immediately and the money deposited into the court treasury.
हिंदी पाठ
निर्णय-ऋणी की गिरफ्तारी के प्रत्येक अधिपत्र (वारंट) में उस अधिकारी को, जिसे उसके निष्पादन का कार्य सौंपा गया है, यह निदेश होगा कि वह उसे पूरी शीघ्रता के साथ न्यायालय के समक्ष लाए, जब तक कि वह राशि जिसे चुकाने का उसे आदेश दिया गया है, उस पर के ब्याज और खर्चों (यदि कोई हों) सहित, पहले ही न चुका दी जाए।