Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
74.Resistance to
execution.-
Where the Court is satisfied
that the holder of a decree for the possession of immovable property or that
the purchaser of immovable property sold in execution of a decree has been
resisted or obstructed in obtaining possession of the property by the judgment
debtor or some person on his behalf and that such resistance or obstruction was
without any just cause, the Court may, at the instance of the decree-holder or
purchaser, order the judgment-debtor or such other person to be detained in the
civil prison for a term which may extend to thirty days and may further direct
that the decree-holder or purchaser be put into possession of the property.