CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 46 — Attachment of debt, share and other property not in possession of judgment debtor

Statutory text (English)

(1) In the case of—
(a) a debt not secured by a negotiable instrument,
(b) a share in the capital of a corporation,
(c) other moveable property not in the possession of the judgment-debtor, except
property deposited in, or in the custody of, any Court,
the attachment shall be made by a written order prohibiting,—
(i) in the case of the debt, the creditor from recovering the debt and the debtor from
making payment thereof until the further order of the Court;
(ii) in the case of the share, the person in whose name the share may be standing
from transferring the same or receiving any dividend thereon;
(iii) in the case of the other moveable property except as aforesaid, the person in
possession of the same from giving it over to the judgment-debtor.

(2) A copy of such order shall be affixed on some conspicuous part of the court-house and
another copy shall be sent in the case of the debt, to the debtor, in the case of the share, to the proper
officer of the corporation, and, in the case of the other movable property (except as aforesaid), to the
person in possession of the same.

(3) A debtor prohibited under clause (i) of sub-rule

(1) may pay the amount of his debt into
Court, and such payment shall discharge him as effectually as payment to the party entitled to receive
the same.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 46 (EXECUTION OF DECREES AND ORDERS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 114, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

Verification status: verified · Text status: auto_transcribed_verified_source

The record cites an official source, but its transcription is automated or only partly checked; a human re-check is pending.

Official Urdu text status: pending_official_urdu_text. Where official Urdu wording has not been sourced, Qanoon does not substitute an unverified translation for the statutory text.

Historical text notes

1 historical record is linked to this section. Historical wording may be incomplete or pending verification; it is not presented as current law.

• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 114) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

Read this provision with care

This is a public reference to a stored statute record, not legal advice or a case-specific interpretation. Check the latest official gazette, applicable amendments and jurisdiction before relying on the text. A citation and verification label describe the record in this app; they cannot confirm that no later change has occurred. For a real legal matter, consult a licensed advocate.

Use the full CPC 1908 section index to compare nearby provisions, or return to search.