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Which section of CPC prohibits the arrest or detention of women in the execution of a decree of money?

Section 56 expressly prohibits arrest or detention of a woman in civil prison in execution of a decree for payment of money. Section 55 is the general arrest-and-detention…

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Which section of CPC prohibits the arrest or detention of women in the execution of a decree of money?

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Section 56 expressly prohibits arrest or detention of a woman in civil prison in execution of a decree for payment of money. Section 55 is the general arrest-and-detention provision, section 59 concerns illness and section 60 concerns attachable property. The protection is specific to money-decree execution.

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