Arrest & Detention
A Project Report on :
Arrest & Detention as Modes of Execution
Submitted To: Dr. Karan Jawanda (Assistant Professor, UILS, Panjab University, Chandiarh!
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51e/tion: 6eanin Arrest & Detention 7hen Arrest an be ordered 7ho annot be Arrested Power 8 D/ty of the Co/rt Proed/re (Setion ! Court+s Duty after Arrest of t,e 'ud-ment Debtor Arrest 8 Inso$veny Dishare of S/rety 9ther S/bstantive Provisions Re.ease of 'ud-ement Debtor e$ease on the ro/nd of i$$ness Satisfation of the Deree Procedura. Pro/isions Conc.usion Bib.io-rap,y
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*!TR"D0CT*"! 9rder ;* of the Code of Civi$ Proed/re dea$s with the so$e"n at of e1e/tion of the derees 0assed by the Co/rts fro" rassroots to the to0.51e/tion is the $ast stae of any ivi$ $itiation. #here are three staes in $itiation: *. Instit/tion of $itiation. ;. Adj/diation of $itiation. +. I"0$e"entation of $itiation. I"0$e"entation of $itiation is a$so nown as e1e/ tion. A deree wi$$ o"e into e1istene where the ivi$ $itiation has been instit/ted with the 0resent"ent of 0$aint. Deree "eans o0eration or on$/siveness of j/de"ent. I"0$e"entation of a deree wi$$ be done on$y when 0arties has fi$ed a00$iation in that reard. A deree or order wi$$ be e1e/ted by o/rt as fai$itative and not as ob$iation. If a 0arty is not a00roahin o/rt, then the o/rt has no ob$iation to i"0$e"ent it s/o"oto. A deree wi$$ be e1e/ted by the o/rt whih has 0assed the j/de"ent. In e1e0tiona$ ir/"stanes, the j/de"ent wi$$ be i"0$e"ented by other o/rt whih is havin o"0eteny in that reard.* 51e/tion is the "edi/" by whih a deree4 ho$der o"0e$s the j/de"ent4debtor to arry o/t the "andate of the deree or order as the ase "ay be. It enab$es the deree4ho$der to reover the fr/its of the j/de"ent. #he e1e/tion is o"0$ete when the j/de"ent4reditor or deree4ho$der ets "oney or other thin awarded to hi" by j/de"ent, deree or order.
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ARREST & DETE!T*"! #he Code of Civi$ Proed/re $ays down vario/s "odes of e1e/tin a deree. 9ne of s/h "odes is arrest and detention of the j/d"ent4debtor in a ivi$ 0rison. #he deree4ho$der has an o0tion to hoose a "ode for e1e/tin his deree and nor"a$$y, a o/rt of $aw in the absene of any s0eia$ ir/"stanes, annot o"0e$ hi" to invoe a 0arti/$ar "ode of e1e/tion. Setions * to ' and /$es +< to =* of 9rder >>I dea$ with arrest and detention of the j/d"ent debtor in ivi$ 0rison. #he s/bstantive 0rovisions dea$ with the rihts and $iabi$ities of the deree4ho$der and j/d"ent debtor and 0roed/ra$ 0rovisions $ay down the onditions thereof.; #1E! ARREST CA! BE "RDERED
7here the deree is for the 0ay"ent of "oney, it an be e1e/ted by arrest and detention of the j/d"ent debtor.Liewise, in ase of a deree for s0eifi 0erfor"ane of ontrat or for inj/ntion, a j/d"ent debtor an be arrested and detained. Aain, where a deree is aainst a or0oration, it an be e1e/ted with the $eave of the o/rt by detention in ivi$ 0rison of its diretors or other offiers. Section 22 C.ause 345 of this setion is intended to over the ases of ertain 0ersons or $asses
of 0ersons whose s/""ary arrest "iht, as in the ase of ai$way Servants, be attended with daner or inonveniene to the 0/b$i in enera$. &owever, where a s/it is bro/ht aainst s/h a 0erson, the fat that he o/$d not be arrested in e1e/tion is not a ro/nd for not 0assin a deree aainst hi".As 0er the Civi$ Proed/re Code, the fo$$owin $asses of 0ersons annot be arrested or detained in a ivi$ 0rison: *. J/diia$ offiers, whi$e oin to, 0residin in or ret/rnin fro" their o/rts? ;. A wo"an?
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Arrest & Detention +. #he 0arties, their 0$eaders, mukhtars, reven/e aents and reonised aents and their witnesses atin in disobediene to a s/""ons, whi$e oin to, or attendin or ret/rnin fro" the o/rt? =. 6e"bers of $eis$ative bodies? . Any 0erson or $ass of 0ersons, whose arrest, aordin to the State 3overn"ent, "iht be attended with daner or inonveniene to the 0/b$i? @. A j/d"ent4debtor, where the dereta$ a"o/nt does not e1eed r/0ees two tho/sand. POWER & DUTY OF THE COURT
#he 0rovisions re$atin to arrest and detention of the j/d"ent4debtor 0rotet and safe/ard the interests of the deree4ho$der. If the j/d"ent4debtor has "eans to 0ay and sti$$ he ref/ses or ne$ets to hono/r his ob$iations, he an be sent to ivi$ 0rison. 6ere o"ission to 0ay, however, annot res/$t in arrest or detention of the j/d"ent4debtor.In Jolly George Verghese / Bank of Cochin3, J/stie Krishna Iyyer e10$ained in fo$$owin words:
#he si"0$e defa/$t to dishare is not eno/h. #here "/st be so"e e$e"ent of bad faith beyond "ere indifferene to 0ay, so"e de$iberate dis0osition in the 0ast or a$ternative$y, /rrent "eans to 0ay the deree or a s/bstantia$ 0art of it. #he 0rovision e"0hasises the need to estab$ish not "ere o"ission to 0ay b/t an attit/de of ref/sa$ on de"and verin on dishonest disownin of the ob$iation /nder the deree. &ere, a onsideration of the debtorBs other 0ressin needs and straitened ir/"stanes wi$$ 0$ay 0ro"inent$y. REC"RD*!% ") REAS"!S
#he Co/rt is re/ired to reord reasons for its satisfation for detention of the j/d"ent4debtor. eordin of reasons is "andatory. 9"ission to reord reasons by the o/rt for its satisfation a"o/nts to inorin a "ateria$ and "andatory re/ire"ent of $aw. PR"CED0RE 6Section 227
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Arrest & Detention A j/de"ent4debtor "ay be arrested at any ti"e and on any day in e1e/tion of a deree. After his arrest, he "/st be bro/ht before the Co/rt as soon as 0ratiab$e. 2or the 0/r0ose of "ain arrest, no dwe$$in ho/se "ay be entered after s/nset or before s/nrise. 2/rther, no o/ter door of a dwe$$in ho/se "ay be broen o0en /n$ess s/h dwe$$in ho/se is in the ao"0any of the j/d"ent4debtor and he ref/ses to 0revents aess thereto. Aain, where the roo" is in the at/a$ o/0any of a Pardanashin wo"an who is not the j/de"ent4 debtor, reasonab$e ti"e and fai$ity sho/$d be iven to her to withdraw there fro". Eo order to detention of the j/de"ent4debtor sha$$ be "ade where the dereta$ a"o/nt does not e1eed r/0ees five h/ndred. Eo j/de"ent4debtor "ay be arrested /n$ess and /nti$ the deree ho$der 0ays into Co/rt the s/bsistene a$$owane as fi1ed by the Co/rt. 7here the j/de"ent4 debtor 0ays the dereta$ a"o/nt and osts of arrest to the offier, he sho/$d be re$eased at one.= E9#IC5:7here the deree is 0ay"ent of "oney and the a00$iation is "ade for arrest and detention of the j/de"ent4debtor, the Co/rt sha$$, instead of iss/in a warrant for arrest, iss/e a notie a$$ed /0on the j/de"ent4debtor to a00ear and show a/se why he sho/$d not be o""itted to ivi$ 0rison in e1e/tion of the deree. #he /nder$yin objet of iss/in notie is to afford 0rotetion to honest debtors ina0ab$e of 0ayin d/es for reasons beyond their ontro$. 7here the j/de"ent4debtor a00ears before the Co/rt in obediene to s/h notie, and if the Co/rt is satisfied that he is /nab$e to 0ay the dereta$ a"o/nt, the Co/rt "ay rejet the a00$iation for arrest. 9n the other hand, where the j/de"ent4debtor a00ears b/t fai$s to show a/se to the satisfation of the Co/rt aainst the arrest and detention, the Co/rt "ay, s/bjet to the 0rovisions of the Code, "ae an order of detention.7here the j/de"ent4debtor does not a00ear in obediene to the notie /nder /$e +F, the Co/rt sha$$, if the deree4ho$der so re/ires, iss/e a warrant for the arrest of the J/de"ent4debtor.7here a "oney deree has re"ained /nsatisfied for a 0eriod of thirty days, the Co/rt "ay, on the a00$iation of the deree ho$der, re/ire the j/de"ent4debtor to "ae an affidavit statin the 0arti/$ars of his assets. #he 0erson disobeyin the order "ay be detained /0to three "onths.
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Arrest & Detention 9%J5C#:#he objet of this setion is to 0revent the ve1atio/s for"s of resistane to e1e/tion 0roeedins whih onstant$y obstr/t deree4ho$ders in the e1e/tion of their derees. %/t before a j/d"ent4debtor an be arrested this setion overns his ase and $ays down ertain $i"itations. PER*"D ") DETE!T*"!
#he 0eriod of detention of the j/de"ent4debtor in the ivi$ 0rison sha$$ be (a! /0to three "onths, where the dereta$ a"o/nt e1eeds r/0ees one tho/sand? and (b! /0to si1 wees, where the dereta$ a"o/nt e1eeds r/0ees five h/ndred b/t does not e1eed r/0ees one tho/sand.
C"0RT+S D0T8 A)TER ARREST ") T1E '0D%EME!T DEBT"R A Co/rt e1e/tin a deree for "oney is bo/nd to infor" the j/d"ent4debtor when he is bro/ht /nder arrest before it that he "ay a00$y to be de$ared an inso$vent and that he "iht be dishared on o"0$yin with the re/ire"ent of the $aw. #his $a/se does not entit$e the debtor to be de$ared an inso$vent where his a00$iation does not o"0$y with the 0rovisions of inso$veny $aw.It is o0en beyond the ti"e iven to a00$y at s/bse/ent d/e, to be de$ared an inso$vent on the strenth of the 0er"ission 0revio/s$y iven. %/t if the a00$iation of a j/d"ent4debtor to be de$ared an inso$vent has been dis"issed and he is re4arrested in e1e/tion of deree aainst hi" he is not entit$ed to a re$ease on e10ressin his wi$$inness to a00$y aain to be de$ared an inso$vent, so $on as the bar of the 0revio/s dis"issa$ is not re"oved. A 0erson arrested and bro/ht /0 before the Co/rt "iht be dishared on ivin se/rity and statin his intention to a00$y to be de$ared an inso$vent, b/t if he has been sent to 0rison, he an on$y be re$eased /nder Section 29, he annot obtain his re$ease fro" 0rison /0on the "ere ad"ission of his s/bse/ent 0etition of Inso$veny /nder section 4 of the Provisiona$ Inso$veny At. ARREST & *!S"$;E!C8
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Arrest & Detention If a j/d"ent4debtor aainst who" an order for arrest has been "ade, is adj/diated inso$vent witho/t a 0rotetion order, the adj/diation does not 0revent his arrest and the o/rt of e1e/tion "/st re/ire the j/d"ent4debtor to ive se/rity /nder the $atter 0art of s/b4setion (=! that he wi$$ a00ear when a$$ed /0on in any 0roeedin in inso$veny or /0on the deree in e1e/tion of whih he was arrested. Section 223<5 0rovides for a ti"e $i"it of one "onth within whih the j/d"ent4debtor "/st
a00$y to be de$ared inso$vent. #he o/rt has no 0ower to e1tend the 0eriod of one "onth for a00$yin for adj/diation. Setion *=G does not a00$y to s/h a ase. 7here a j/d"ent4debtor fai$s to a00$y for inso$veny within a 0eriod of one "onth of his re$ease, the o0tion to o""it hi" to 0rison or to rea$iHe the se/rity $ies with the Co/rt and not with the deree4ho$der. Sub=section 3<5 "aes it $ear that where a s/rety /ndertaes: D*SC1AR%E ") S0RET8
*. #hat the j/d"ent4debtor wi$$ within one "onth a00$y to be de$ared an inso$vent? and ;. 7i$$ a00ear, when a$$ed /0on, in any 0roeedin /0on the a00$iation or /0on the deree in e1e/tion of whih he was arrested, the se/rity wi$$ be rea$iHed when there is fai$/re to o"0$y with either ondition. #he s/rety, however, is not re$eased by the "ere fi$in by the j/d"ent4debtor of the 0etition in inso$veny? the se/rity ontin/es /nti$ a fina$ order is "ade on the 0etition. 7hen a bona fide 0etition was 0resented within one "onth b/t was rejeted as not bein in 0ro0er for" and a fresh 0etition was 0resented $ater and the debtor was adj/ded inso$vent, the s/rety was dishared. A se/rity4bond f/rnished for the a00earane of the j/d"ent4debtor is in the nat/re of ontin/in /arantee and when the s/rety 0rod/es the j/d"ent4debtor before the Co/rt and re/ests to be abso$ved fro" f/rther $iabi$ity /nder the bond, the Co/rt sho/$d not ref/se to rant the 0rayer, b/t he annot be dishared /n$ess he has f/$$y arried o/t his /ndertain.@
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Arrest & Detention A s/rety /nder this setion is dishared by the death of the j/d"ent4debtor before breah of either of the two onditions "entioned above. %/t the death of the j/d"ent4debtor after the first ondition has fai$ed, na"e$y, the /ndertain to a00$y to be de$ared an inso$vent within one "onth, annot affet the s/retyBs $iabi$ity with reard to that ondition. A s/rety is a$so dishared if the e1e/tion 0roeedins are str/ off or dis"issed for defa/$t of a00earane even tho/h they are s/bse/ent$y restored. If the o/rt "aes an erroneo/s order disharin a s/rety, the deree4ho$der "ay a00$y for revision of the order, b/t annot treat it as a n/$$ity.F S/b4setion (=! 0rovides that if the j/d"ent4debtor fai$s to a00$y or to re4a00ear, the Co/rt "ay either diret the se/rity to be rea$iHed or o""it the j/d"ent4debtor to 0rison. #his is an a$ternative and not a on/rrent re"edy. It does not "ean that the Co/rt an 0roeed both aainst the s/rety and the j/d"ent4debtor. #he "ere fat that the j/d"ent4debtor is re4arrested or that a warrant is iss/ed aainst hi" is not s/ffiient of itse$f to dishare the s/rety. APPEA$ "R RE;*S*"!
An order "ade /nder Setion (=! is a00ea$ab$e.%/t an order ref/sin to dishare a s/rety fro" $iabi$ity /nder a bond in ter"s of this setion is not a00ea$ab$e, nor is an order ref/sin an a00$iation for reovery of the a"o/nt dereed fro" a s/rety.7hen the s/rety "aes an a00$iation to have his s/rety bond ane$$ed the order is 0assed on s/h a00$iation. It is not a00ea$ab$e his re"edy is by way of revision. "T1ER S0BSTA!T*;E PR";*S*"!S
SECT*"! 2>:= #his setion e1e"0ts a$$ wo"en fro" arrest in e1e/tion of a deree for the
0ay"ent of "oney. In MoonsheeBuzloorRuheem / Shumsoonissa8, it was he$d that a wo"an "ay however be detained in the ivi$ 0rison in e1e/tion of a deree for restit/tion of onj/a$ rihts, b/t now Sine the a"end"ent in *';+ the deree for restit/tion of onj/a$ rihts is
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Arrest & Detention enforeab$e on$y by the attah"ent of the 0ro0erty of the defendantA wo"an annot be arrested in e1e/tion of a deree for the 0ay"ent of "oney? at the sa"e ti"e, if the 0$aintiff is a wo"an and her s/it is for the 0ay"ent of "oney, she "ay be re/ired to ive se/rity for the defendantBs osts. SECT*"! 2?:=!o arrest (it,out subsistence a..o(ance: A j/d"ent4debtor sha$$ not be
arrested in e1e/tion of a deree /n$ess and /nti$ the deree4ho$der de0osits into the Co/rt, an a"o/nt fi1ed by the j/de, s/ffiient for the sae of s/bsistene of j/d"ent4debtor, fro" the ti"eof his arrest /nti$ he anbe bro/ht before the Co/rt. And on the o"ission by the deree4 ho$der to 0ay the s/bsistene a$$owane "ay res/$t in the re$ease of the j/d"ent debtor.
RE$EASE ") '0D%EME!T DEBT"R A j/de"ent4debtor "ay be re$eased fro" detention in the fo$$owin ir/"stanes4 (a! Pre"at/re re$ease, (b! e$ease on the ro/nd of i$$ness. PREMAT0RE RE$EASE
A J/de"ent4debtor sha$$ be re$eased before the e10iry of the 0eriod of detention on the fo$$owin ro/nds: (i! 9n the a"o/nt "entioned in the warrant bein 0aid? 9 (ii! 9n the deree aainst hi" bein otherwise f/$$y satisfied? 9 (iii! 9n the re/est of the deree4ho$der? 9 (iv! on the o"ission by the deree4ho$der to 0ay s/bsistene a$$owane.
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Arrest & Detention S/h re$ease, however, does not dishare the j/de"ent4debtor fro" his debt, b/t he annot be re4arrested on the sa"e ro/nd.#he i""/nity of j/d"ent4debtor fro" a seond arrest de0ends not on$y /0on his havin been arrested, b/t a$so /0on his havin been detained in jai$ /nder the arrest. Si"i$ar$y, where a j/d"ent4debtor was arrested, b/t was $iberated witho/t havin been sent to jai$, owin to non40ay"ent of s/bsistene "oney, it was he$d that he was $iab$e to be re4 arrested in e1e/tion of the sa"e deree.' *!TER*M PR"TECT*"! "RDER: A is arrested and o""itted to jai$ in e1e/tion of a
deree aainst hi". 7hi$e in jai$ he fi$es his 0etition in inso$veny, and obtains an interi" 0rotetion order for one wee, and is there/0on re$eased fro" jai$. &e then a00$ies for a f/rther 0rotetion order, b/t his a00$iation is ref/sed. Is A $iab$e to be re4arrested in e1e/tion of the sa"e deree #he Ca$/tta &ih Co/rt has he$d in Judah v. Secreary of Sae for !ndia"#, that he is not $iab$e to be re4arrested, on the ro/nd that a j/d"ent debtor was one dishared fro" jai$, annot be arrested a seond ti"e in e1e/tion of the sa"e deree. 9n the other hand, the &ih Co/rt of %o"bay has he$d in Sham$i v. %oon$a "",that A is $iab$e to be re4arrested, as on$y ases in whih a j/d"ent4debtor is e1e"0t fro" re4arrest are those s0eified in section 29 and that re$ease /nder an interi" 0rotetion order is not o ne of the". Section 2@ : #he J/de"ent4debtor "ay a$so be re$eased by the Co/rt or by the 3overn"ent on
the ro/nd of i$$ness.#he 0rovisions of Section 2@ are based on 0/re$y h/"anitarian ro/nds. If the j/de"ent4debtor is s/fferin fro" serio/s i$$ness, the Co/rt sho/$d re$ease hi" so as to esa0e fro" the "ora$ res0onsibi$ity in ase anythin ha00 ens to hi". #he 0rovisions of the Setion ' Civi$ Proed/re Code are se$f4ontained and are not ontro$$ed by the 0rovisions of Setion (+! and (=! and are based on 0/re$y h/"anitarian ro/nds.
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PR"CED0RA$ PR";*S*"!S "RDER * R0$E ? SC"PE & APP$*CAT*"!
#he Co/rt an iss/e warrant for the arrest of the j/d"ent4debtor on$y when he fai$s to "ae a00earane in obediene to the notie iss/ed /nder r/$e +F(*!. If he "aes a00earane, the Co/rt is to 0roeed with the en/iry as onte"0$ated in r/$e =<. U0on the on$/sion of s/h en/iry if the Co/rt deides to "ae an order for detention of the j/d"ent4debtor in the ivi$ 0rison, it an a/se hi" to be arrested if he is not a$ready /nder arrest, as 0rovided in sub=ru.e 35 of ru.e < . #he e1e/tin Co/rt sho/$d neessari$y o into the /estion of "eans of the j/d"ent4debtor to 0ay the deree a"o/nt after the $atter is arrested and bro/ht to Co/rt and before deidin whether the j/d"ent4debtor has to be o""itted to 0rison or not. 2ro" the 0rovisions "entioned in /$e +F, it is $ear that before 0assin an order of arrest of the j/d"ent4debtor, the e1e/tin Co/rt is re/ired to iss/e a notie a$$in /0on j/d"ent4debtor to show a/se why he sho/$d not be o""itted to the ivi$ 0rison. Under the pro/iso to ru.e ? , this notie an be dis0ensed with if the e1e/tin Co/rt is satisfied that the j/d"ent4debtor is $ie$y to absond or $eave the $oa$ $i"its of the j/risdition of the Co/rt with the objet of de$ayin the e1e/tion.*; #he Co/rt an ref/se to o""it the defendant to jai$ if it is satisfied that the deree aainst hi" was 0assed witho/t j/risdition or obtained by fra/d or that the j/d"ent4debtor is not in a fit state of hea$th to /ndero onfine"ent.#he diretion for arrest is an e1tre"e onse/ene that an be resorted to if there is ade/ate 0roof of ref/sa$ to o"0$y with a deree in s0ite of the fat that the j/d"ent4debtor is 0ossessed of s/ffiient "eans to satisfy the sa"e. SECT*"! 2 & R0$E ? ") T1E C"DE
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Arrest & Detention Joint readin of these two 0rovisions "anifest: *. #he Co/rt has 0ower onferred /0on it /nder Setion * of the Code to order the e1e/tion of a deree for the 0ay"ent of "oney by arrest and detention of the j/d"ent4 debtor in 0rison on the a00$iation of a deree ho$der. ;. #he ondition 0reedent for the e1erise of the 0ower is that it sho/$d be 0resribed by the Co/rtBs affordin an o00ort/nity to the j/d"ent4debtor of showin a/se as to why he sho/$d not be o""itted to ivi$ 0rison. +. #he Co/rt sho/$d be satisfied, for reasons to be reorded in writin that the j/d"ent4 debtor has or has had, sine the date of the deree, the "eans to 0ay the a"o/nt of the deree or so"e s/bstantia$ 0art thereof and that the j/d"ent4debtor has ref/sed or ne$eted to 0ay the sa"e. =. #he o/rt instead of iss/in a warrant for the arrest of the j/d"ent4debtor, sha$$ have to iss/e notie a$$in /0on the j/d"ent4debtor to a00ear before the Co/rt and show a/se why he sho/$d not be o""itted to the ivi$ 0rison. . 7here no s/h a00earane is "ade in obediene to the notie and if the deree4ho$der so re/ires, it is rendered ob$iatory on the 0art of the Co/rt to iss/e a warrant for the arrest of the j/d"ent debtor. T,e pro/isions of section 2 and ru.e ? are to be construed as mandatory #he /se of word
sha$$B "aes the 0rovision "andatory.
"RDER * R0$E 9 #he offier is on$y e"0owered to arrest and detain the j/d"ent4debtor for s/h a reasonab$e ti"e as is s/ffiient to a$$ow of his bein bro/ht before the Co/rt. #he j/d"ent4debtor has to 0ay a"o/nt ordered to be 0aid in the warrant and if a "istae has been o""itted in a$/$atin the fi/re it is o0en to the j/d"ent4debtor to tae a00ro0riate 0roeedins in Co/rt.
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#he s/bsistene "oney "/st be 0aid in advane by the deree ho$der before the e1e/tion an be 0/t in fore. #he 0risoner has a riht to be dishared on the ha00enin of any one of the ontinenies s0eified in setion G. 9n a fai$/re of the s/bsistene "oney ordered, the detention of the 0risoner beo"es i$$ea$ and he is i""ediate$y entit$ed to his dishare. #here is no for" of a00$iation i"0erative$y neessary for hi" to ado0t in asin for his dishare on a fai$/re of s/bsistene "oney. )*AT*"! ") *!STA$ME!T
#he fi1ation of insta$"ents after an en/iry into the "eans and the abi$ity of the j/d"ent4debtor to 0ay in "any ases is "/h fairer to the j/d"ent4debtor who, whi$st not bein in a 0osition to dishare the deree in f/$$, an ertain$y 0ay so"ethin towards its dishare. After the insta$$"ents have been fi1ed by the Co/rt, then a fai$/re to o"0$y with the Co/rt order wo/$d i""ediate$y j/stify arrest and o""it"ent to 0rison. #his 0roed/re wo/$d be 0erfet$y ad"issib$e /nder 0roviso (b! to the Setion *.*+
"RDER * R0$E < #he new r/$e has to be read with setion *. Under the o$d r/$e, it was not neessary for the deree ho$der to $ead, in the first instane, any evidene in s/00ort of his a00$iation for the arrest of the j/d"ent4debtor. 7hen the j/d"ent4debtor a00eared or was bro/ht before the o/rt, he had to 0rove that fro" 0overty or other s/ffiient a/seB he was /nab$e to 0ay the deria$ a"o/nt, in defa/$t of whih an order of o""it"ent o/$d ordinari$y be "ade. Eow, the 0roed/re is re/$ariHed and the Co/rt has to ho$d a for"a$ in/iry in whih the deree4ho$der has, in the first instane, to $ead evidene in s/00ort of his a00$iation and then when a prima facie ase for o""it"ent is "ade o/t, the Co/rt "/st ive the j/d"ent4debtor an o00ort/nity of showin a/se aainst the a00$iation.
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Arrest & Detention #he Co/rt is /nder an ob$iation to fo$$ow the above 0roed/re and that is not de0endent on whether the j/d"ent4debtor has or has not shown a/se in res0onse to a notie iss/ed /nder r/$e +F. #he Co/rt sha$$ ive an o00ort/nity to the j/d"ent4debtor of showin a/se why he sho/$d not be o""itted to ivi$ i"0rison"ent.%/t no order for o""it"ent an be "ade /n$ess the Co/rt is satisfied on any of the ro/nds set o/t in the 0roviso to setion * and other 0rovisions of the Code that the o""it"ent of the j/d"ent4debtor to ivi$ 0rison is neessary? the b/rden of 0rovin this wi$$ obvio/s$y $ie on the deree4ho$der. #hen, aain, the 0roviso to setion * re/ires the Co/rt to reord its reasons in writin before "ain an order of o""it"ent. SC"PE
In order to ive the j/d"ent debtor an o00ort/nity of satisfyin the deree, the Co/rt before "ain the order of detention, "ay $eave the j/d"ent4debtor in the /stody of an offier of the Co/rt.#he e1e/tin Co/rt an ontin/e to e1erise its j/diia$ j/risdition reardin detention of j/d"ent4debtors in Civi$ Prison /nti$ the e10iry of "a1i"/" 0eriod of three "onths 0rovided that the onerned j/d"ent4debtor ets a riht to be re$eased in aordane with 0roviso to setion G(*! of the CPC or the Co/rt annot e1erise its 0ower to order re4arrest in view of setion G(*!(a! of the CPC.*= Sub=ru.e 345 0rovides that the Co/rt "ay re$ease the j/d"ent4debtor on his f/rnishin se/rity,
whih "eans f/rnishin 0ro0er se/rity and not i$$/sory se/rity.
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C"!C$0S*"! #he objet of detention of j/d"ent4debtor in a ivi$ 0rison is twofo$d. 9n one hand, it enab$es the deree4ho$der to rea$ise the fr/its of the deree 0assed in his favo/r? whi$e on the other hand, it 0rotets the j/d"ent4debtor who is not in a 0osition to 0ay the d/es for reasons beyond his ontro$ or is /nab$e to 0ay. #he deree4ho$der has an o0tion to hoose a "ode for e1e/tin his deree and nor"a$$y, a o/rt of $aw in the absene of any s0eia$ ir/"stanes, annot o"0e$ hi" to invoe a 0arti/$ar "ode of e1e/tion. Setions * to ' and /$es +< to =* of 9rder >>I dea$ with arrest and detention of the j/d"ent debtor in ivi$ 0rison. #he s/bstantive 0rovisions dea$ with the rihts and $iabi$ities of the deree4ho$der and j/d"ent debtor and 0roed/ra$ 0rovisions $ay down the onditions thereof. 7hen the j/d"ent debtor ref/ses to 0ay the "oney or does not o"0$y with the o/rtBs order, then the deree ho$der an enfore it thro/h arrest. %efore orderin arrest, a o/rt "/st reord its reasons in writin for doin so. &owever, it j/st be noted that "ere inabi$ity to 0ay wi$$ not $ead to an arrest. #here are a$so ertain restritions with res0et to 0ersons who an be arrested. #his 0a0er dea$s with the s/bstantive and 0roed/ra$ as0ets of s/h arrest and detention.
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