CPC 1908 § 48 — Execution barred in certain cases

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where an application to execute a decree not
being a decree granting an injunction has been made, no order for the execution of the same decree
shall be made upon any fresh application presented after the expiration of 3[six years] from—
(a) the date of the decree sought to be executed, or,
(b) where the decree or any subsequent order directs any payment of money or the
delivery of any property to be made at a certain date or at recurring periods, the
date of the default in making the payment or delivery in respect of which the
applicant seeks to execute the decree.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed—
(a) to preclude the Court from ordering the execution of a decree upon an
application presented after the expiration of the said term of 1[six years],
where the judgment-debtor has, by fraud or force, prevented the execution of
the decree at some time within 1[six years] immediately before the date of the
application ;or
(b) to limit or otherwise affect the operation of article 2[183 of the First Schedule
to the Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908).]

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.48: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (Act No. V of 1908; portal status 'Under Review'; reflects amendments through the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2023 incl. inserted s.159), p. 27, 28, 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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