Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXVII: Irregular Proceedings
Section 512: Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
In plain words
An attachment under this Sanhita is not unlawful, and the person making it is not a trespasser, because of a defect or lack of form in the related papers.
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Official text
No attachment made under this Sanhita shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making the same be deemed a trespasser, on account of any defect or want of form in the summons, conviction, writ of attachment or other proceedings relating thereto.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 512
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