52. Attachment of property in custody of Court or public officer.

Where the property to be attached is in the custody of any Court or public officer, the attachment shall be made by a notice to such Court or officer, requesting that such property, and any interest or dividend becoming payable thereon, may be held subject to the further orders of the Court from which the notice is issued:
Provided that, where such property is in the custody of a Court, any question of title or priority arising between the decree-holder and any other person, not being the judgment-debtor, claiming to be interested in such property by virtue of any assignment, attachment or otherwise, shall be determined by such Court.

Read CPC in a better and systematic way.

Download beautiful, colourful CPC PDF.

• About
• Latest Posts

WritingLaw

WritingLaw offers important Bare Acts, PDFs, law notes, law Q&A, articles, and MCQ practice tests for students, advocates, and people in the legal field.

Latest posts by WritingLaw (see all)

• Section 22 BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) - 22nd February 2026
• Section 23 BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) - 22nd February 2026
• Section 24 BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) - 22nd February 2026