CPC 1908 § Order XXXVIII, Rule 2 — Security

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where the defendant fails to show such cause the Court shall order him either
to deposit in Court money or other property sufficient to answer the claim against him, or to furnish
security for his appearance at any time when called upon while the suit is pending and until satisfaction
of any decree that may be passed against him in the suit, or make such order as it thinks fit, in regard
to the sum which may have been paid by the defendant under the proviso to the last preceding rule.

(2) Every surety for the appearance of a defendant shall bind himself, in default of such
appearance, to pay any sum of money which the defendant may be ordered to pay in the suit.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXXVIII, Rule 2 (ARREST AND ATTACHMENT BEFORE JUDGMENT): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 160, 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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