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1915 DIGILAW 117 (MAD)

The Maharaja Of Venkatagiri v. Ambarkana Srinivasa Row

1915-03-15

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JUDGMENT 1. An order of attachment of property under Section 146 of the Criminal Procedure Code remains in force until withdrawn, but it is the duty of the Magistrate to withdraw it and release the attachment, as soon as it is brought to his notice that a competent Court has determined the rights of the parties thereto, or the person entitled to possession The only question is whether that has been done in the present case. The finding of the District Judge on the first issue in Original Suit No. 3 of 1902 concludes the question of title between the parties to that suit. The fact that he was unable to determine the question of possession and that this Court remarked in its appeal judgment that defendants (the present petitioners) evidence of enjoyment was equally weak, is immaterial. 2. The continuance of the attachment is illegal and it should be released at once.