CrPC § 140 — Procedure on order being made absolute

Statutory text (English)

(1) When an order has been made absolute under
section 136, section 137 or section 139, the Magistrate shall give notice of the same to the person against
whom the order was made, and shall further require him to perform the act directed by the order within a
time to be fixed in the notice, and inform him that, in case of disobedience, he will be liable to the penalty
provided by section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860).

(2) Consequences of disobedience to order. If such act is not performed within the time fixed, the
Magistrate may cause it to be performed, and may recover the costs of performing it, either by the sale of
any building, goods or other property removed by his order, or by the distress and sale of any other movable
property of such person within or without the local limits of such Magistrate's jurisdiction. If such other
property is without such limits, the order shall authorize its attachment and sale when endorsed by the
Magistrate within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the property to be attached is found.

(3) No suit shall lie in respect of anything done in good faith under this section.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.140: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 72, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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