CPC 1908 § 95 — Compensation, for obtaining arrest, attachment or injunction on in sufficient

Statutory text (English)

grounds.—

(1) Where, in any suit in which an arrest or attachment has been effected or a temporary
injunction granted under the last preceding section,—
(a) it appears to the Court that such arrest, attachment or injunction was applied for
on insufficient grounds, or
(b) the suit of the plaintiff fails and it appears to the Court that there was no
reasonable or probable ground for instituting the same,
the defendant may apply to the Court and the Court may, upon such application, award against
the plaintiff by its order such amount, not exceeding 1[ten] thousand rupees, as it deems a
reasonable compensation to the defendant for the expense or injury caused to him:

Provided that a Court shall not award, under this section, an amount exceeding the limits of its
pecuniary jurisdiction.

(2) An order determining any such application shall bar any suit for compensation in respect
of such arrest, attachment or injunction.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.95: 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. 43, 44, 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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