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Order XXXIX rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 allows the court to detain in civil prison a person who disobeys or breaches an injunction for a term not exceeding…

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Period of detention in civil imprisonment as a consequence of disobedience or breach of any injunction, shall not exceed

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Order XXXIX rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 allows the court to detain in civil prison a person who disobeys or breaches an injunction for a term not exceeding "3 months", unless it directs his earlier release, besides attaching his property. One year is the period for which the attachment may remain in force before the property may be sold, and one month and six months are not periods in the rule.

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