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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

( ACT NO. V OF 1898 )

Chapter VI

OF PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

C.-Proclamation and Attachment

Attachment of property of person absconding
88.(1) The Court issuing a proclamation under section 87 may at any time order the attachment of any property, movable or immovable, or both, belonging to the proclaimed person.
 
 
(2) Such order shall authorize the attachment of any property belonging to such person within the 1[local area] in which it is made; and it shall authorize the attachment of any property belonging to such person without such 2[local area] when endorsed by the District Magistrate 3[Chief Judicial Magistrate] 4[or Chief Metropolitan Magistrate] within whose 5[local area] such property is situate.
 
 
(3) If the property ordered to be attached is a debt or other movable property, the attachment under this section shall be made-
 
 
(a) by seizure; or
 
 
(b) by the appointment of a receiver; or
 
 
(c) by an order in writing prohibiting the delivery of such property to the proclaimed person or to any one on his behalf; or
 
 
(d) by all or any two of such methods, as the Court thinks fit.
 
 
(4) If the property ordered to be attached is immovable, the attachment under this section shall, in the case of land paying revenue to the Government, be made through the Collector of the district in which the land is situate, and in all other cases-
 
 
(e) by taking possession; or
 
 
(f) by the appointment of a receiver; or
 
 
(g) by an order in writing prohibiting the payment of rent or delivery of property to the proclaimed person or to any one on his behalf; or
 
 
(h) by all or any two of such methods, as the Court thinks fit.
 
 
(5) If the property ordered to be attached consists of live-stock or is of a perishable nature, the Court may, if it thinks it expedient, order immediate sale thereof, and in such case the proceeds of the sale shall abide the order of the Court.
 
 
(6) The powers, duties and liabilities of a receiver appointed under this section shall be the same as those of a receiver appointed under 6[Order XL of the First Schedule to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908].
 
 
(6A) If any claim is preferred to, or objection made to the attachment of, any property attached under this section within six months from the date of such attachment, by any person other than the proclaimed person, on the ground that the claimant or objector has an interest in such property, and that such interest is not liable to attachment under this section, the claim or objection shall be inquired into, and may be allowed or disallowed in whole or in part:
 
 
Provided that any claim preferred or objection made within the period allowed by this sub-section may, in the event of the death of the claimant or objector, be continued by his legal representative.
 
 
(6B) Claims or objections under sub-section (6A) may be preferred or made in the Court by which the order of attachment is issued or, if the claim or objection is in respect of property attached under an order endorsed by a District Magistrate, 7[Chief Judicial Magistrate] 8[or Chief Metropolitan Magistrate] in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2), in the Court of such Magistrate.
 
 
(6C) Every such claim or objection shall be inquired into by the Court in which it is preferred or made:
 
 
Provided that, if it is preferred or made in the Court of a 9[ Chief Judicial Magistrate] 110[or Chief Metropolitan Magistrate] such Magistrate may make it over for disposal to any Magistrate 11[***] [or to any Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be] subordinate to him.
 
 
(6D) Any person whose claim or objection has been disallowed in whole or in part by an order under sub-section (6A) may, within a period of one year from the date of such order, institute a suit to establish the right which he claims in respect of the property in dispute; but subject to the result of such suit, if any, the order shall be conclusive.
 
 
(6E) If the proclaimed person appears within the time specified in the proclamation, the Court shall make an order releasing the property from the attachment.
 
 
(7) If the proclaimed person does not appear within the time specified in the proclamation, the property under attachment shall be at the disposal of the Government, but it shall not be sold until the expiration of six months from the date of the attachment and until any claim preferred or objection made under sub-section (6A) has been disposed of under that sub-section, unless it is subject to speedy and natural decay, or the Court considers that the sale would be for the benefit of the owner, in either of which cases the Court may cause it to be sold whenever it thinks fit.

  • 1
    The words “local area” were substituted for the words “District” by section 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act No. XXXII of 2009) (with effect from 1st November, 2007).
  • 2
  • 3
    The words “Chief Judicial Magistrate” at the end of the words “District Magistrate” were inserted by section 30(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act No. XXXII of 2009) (with effect from 1st November, 2007).
  • 4
    The words "or Chief Metropolitan Magistrate" were inserted by section 2 and Schedule of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LXXXVI of 1976)
  • 5
    The words “local area” were substituted for the words “District” by section 30(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act No. XXXII of 2009) (with effect from 1st November, 2007).
  • 6
    The words, comma and figures "Order XL of the First Schedule to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908" were substituted, for the words and figure "Chapter XXXVI of the Code of Civil Procedure" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
  • 7
    The words “Chief Judicial Magistrate” at the end of the words “District Magistrate” were inserted by section 30(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act No. XXXII of 2009) (with effect from 1st November, 2007).
  • 8
    The words "or Chief Metropolitan Magistrate" were inserted by section 2 and Schedule of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LXXXVI of 1976)
  • 9
    The words “Chief Judicial Magistrate” were substituted for the words “District Magistrate” by section 30(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act No. XXXII of 2009) (with effect from 1st November, 2007).
  • 10
    The words "or Chief Metropolitan Magistrate" were inserted by section 2 and Schedule of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LXXXVI of 1976)
  • 11
    The words “of the first or second class” were omitted by section 30(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act No. XXXII of 2009) (with effect from 1st November, 2007).
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