CPC 1908 § Order XVI, Rule 11 — If witness appears attachment may be withdrawn

Statutory text (English)

Where, at any time after the
attachment of his property, such person appears and satisfies the Court,—
(a) that he did not, without lawful excuse, fail to comply with the summons or
intentionally avoid service, and
(b) where he has failed to attend at the time and place named in a proclamation
issued under the last preceding rule, that he had no notice of such proclamation
in time to attend,
the Court shall direct that the property be released from attachment, and shall make such order as to
the costs of the attachment as it thinks fit.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XVI, Rule 11 (SUMMONING AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 93, 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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