In the Indian subcontinent, the application of the maxim "Equity acts in personam" is reflected in:

The proviso to s.16 CPC allows a suit for relief respecting immovable property, or compensation for wrong to it, held by or on behalf of the defendant, to be filed where the defendant resides or works, if the relief "can be entirely obtained through his personal obedience". That is the maxim "equity acts in personam"; the Explanation to s.20 deals with where a corporation carries on business, and s.115 of the Evidence Act (now s.121 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023) with estoppel.