CPC 1908 § Order XXI, Rule 72 — Decree holder not to bid for or buy property without permission

Statutory text (English)

(1) No holder of a
decree in execution of which property is sold shall, without the express permission of the Court, bid
for or purchase the property.

(2) Where decree-holder purchases, amount of decree may be taken as payment. Where a
decree-holder purchases with such permission, the purchase-money and the amount due on the decree
may, subject to the provisions of section 73, be set-off against one another, and the Court executing
the decree shall enter up satisfaction of the decree in whole or in part accordingly.

(3) Where a decree-holder purchases, by himself or through another person, without such
permission, the Court may, if it thinks fit, on the application of the judgment-debtor or any other person
whose interests are affected by the sale, by order, set aside the sale; and the costs of such application
and order, and any deficiency of price which may happen on the re-sale and all expenses attending it,
shall be paid by the decree-holder.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXI, Rule 72 (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. 121, 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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