CPC 1908 § 51 — Powers of Court to enforce execution

Statutory text (English)

Subject to such conditions and limitations as may
be prescribed, the Court may, on the application of the decree-holder, order execution of the decree—
(a) by delivery of any property specifically decreed;
(b) by attachment and sale or by sale without attachment of any property ;
(c) by arrest and detention in prison ;
(d) by appointing a receiver ; or
(e) in such other manner as the nature of the relief granted may require:
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Provided that, 4[* * * ] execution by detention in prison shall not be ordered unless, after
giving the judgment-debtor an opportunity of showing cause why he should not be committed to
prison, the Court, for reasons recorded in writing, is satisfied—
(a) that the judgment-debtor, with the object or effect of obstructing or delaying the
execution of the decree,—
(i) is likely to abscond or leave the local limits of the jurisdiction of the
Court, or
(ii) has, after the institution of the suit in which the decree was passed,
dishonestly transferred, concealed, or removed any part of his property,
or committed any other act of bad faith in relation to his property ; or
(b) that the judgment-debtor has, or has had since the date of the decree, the means
to pay the amount of the decree or some substantial part thereof and refuses or
neglects or has refused or neglected to pay the same, or
(c) that the decree is for a sum for which the judgment-debtor was bound in a
fiduciary capacity to account.

Explanation.— In the calculation of the means of the judgment-debtor for the purposes of clause
(b), there shall be left out of account any property which, by or under any law or custom having the
force of law for the time being in force, is exempt from attachment in execution of the decree.]

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Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.51: 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. 28, 29, 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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