Warrant for levy of fine.

What this section does

When a fine has not been paid, the sentencing Court may recover it by issuing a warrant for attachment and sale of the offender's movable property, or by issuing a warrant to the Collector to realise the amount as arrears of land revenue from movable or immovable property. If the offender has already undergone the full default imprisonment, no such warrant shall issue unless special reasons are recorded in writing or compensation/expenses were ordered under section 395. The Collector executes the warrant under land revenue law, but cannot arrest or detain the offender.

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Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Court · Collector · Offender · State Government

Derived from CrPC s.421.