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Section 32 CPC — Penalty for default

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Official PDF page 44

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32. Penalty for default. —The Court may compel the attendance of any person to whom a summons has been issued under section 30 and for that purpose may—

(a) issue a warrant for his arrest;

(b) attach and sell his property;

(c) impose a fine upon him 1[not exceeding five thousand rupees];

(d) order him to furnish security for his appearance and in default commit him to the civil prison. Judgment and decree

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