Prohibition of arrest or detention of women in execution of decree for money.
56. Notwithstanding anything in this Part, the Court shall not order the arrest or detention in the civil prison of 1[an old, infirm, pregnant or breast-feeding woman] in execution of a decree for the payment of money.
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The words and commas “an old, infirm, pregnant or breast-feeding woman” were substituted for the words “a woman” by section 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. XVIII of 2025).
