CPC 1908 § Order XXXVIII, Rule 6 — Attachment where cause not shown or security not furnished

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where the defendant
fails to show cause why he should not furnish security, or fails to furnish the security required, within
the time fixed by the Court, the Court may order that the property specified, or such portion thereof
as appears sufficient to satisfy any decree which may be passed in the suit, be attached.

(2) Where the defendant shows such cause or furnishes the required security, and the property
specified or any portion of it has been attached, the Court shall order the attachment to be withdrawn,
make such other order as it thinks fit.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XXXVIII, Rule 6 (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. 161, 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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