Attachment of agricultural produce
Full Text
Where the property to be attached is agricultural produce, the attachment shall be made by affixing a copy of the warrant of attachment,—
(a) where such produce is a growing crop, on the land on which such crop has grown, or
(b) where such produce has been cut or gathered, on the threshing floor or place for treading out grain or the like or fodder-stack on or in which it is deposited,
and another copy on the outer door or on some other conspicuous part of the house in which the judgment-debtor ordinarily resides or, with the leave of the Court, on the outer door or on some other conspicuous part of the house in which he carries on business or personally works for gain or in which he is known to have last resided or carried on business or personally worked for gain; and the produce shall thereupon be deemed to have passed into the possession of the Court.
Plain English Summary
Prescribes attachment of agricultural produce (growing crops or harvested grain) by affixing the warrant on the farmland/threshing floor and at the debtor's residence, deeming it to pass into court possession.
Key Legal Elements
- Growing Crops Mode: Affixing warrant directly on the parcel of agricultural land.
- Harvested Crops Mode: Affixing at the threshing floor, granary, or fodder stack.
- Residential Affixation: Mandatory second copy on outer door of debtor's residence.
- Constructive Court Possession: Deemed in court custody from moment of affixation.
Practical Note
Strict Compliance with Affixation: Attachment of crops without affixing copies on both the field/threshing floor AND the debtor's residence is legally invalid. Ensure the bailiff's panchnama records both affixations with signatures of local village witnesses.
हिंदी पाठ
जहां कुर्क की जाने वाली संपत्ति कृषि उपज (Agricultural produce) है, वहां कुर्की अधिपत्र की एक प्रति चस्पा करके की जाएगी—
(क) जहां ऐसी उपज खड़ी फसल है वहां उस भूमि पर जिस पर ऐसी फसल उगी है, अथवा
(ख) जहां ऐसी उपज काटी या एकत्र की जा चुकी है वहां खलिहान (Threshing floor) में या उस स्थान पर जहां अनाज रखा है;
तथा दूसरी प्रति निर्णय-ऋणी के निवास गृह या कारोबार के स्थान के बाहरी द्वार पर चस्पा करके; और तब यह समझा जाएगा कि वह उपज न्यायालय के कब्जे में आ गई है।