CPC 1908 § 74 — Resistance to execution

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where the Court is satisfied that the holder of a decree for the
possession of property or a purchaser of property sold in execution of a decree has been resisted or obstructed
in obtaining possession of the property by the judgment-debtor or any other person on his behalf and that such
resistance or obstruction was without any just cause, the Court may, at the instance of the decree-holder or
the purchaser, order the judgment-debtor or such other person to undergo simple imprisonment for a term
which may extend to thirty days and may further direct that the decree-holder or the purchaser be put into
possession of the property.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section

(1), where a judgment-debtor or any other person resists
or obstructs the execution of a decree, the Court may direct the officer in charge of the police-station within
whose jurisdiction the judgment-debtor or such other person resides or where the property to which the decree
relates is situate to provide the necessary police assistance for the execution of the decree.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.74: 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. 37, 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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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 37) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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