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Criminal Procedure Code QUESTION #9479
Question 1
A decree-holder seeks to attach and sell the salary of a government servant earning Rs. 20,000 per month net. The judgment-debtor contests the attachment of his entire salary. What portion, if any, is attachable?
  • Only one-third of the salary is attachable
  • Salary of a government servant is never attachable
  • The entire salary is exempt from attachment
  • The first Rs. 100 and one-half of the remaining Rs. 19,900 are exempt; the other half of the excess (Rs. 9,950) is attachable✔️
Correct Answer Explanation
Section 60(1)(i) CPC exempts the first Rs. 100 of salary and one-half of the remainder from attachment. On a salary of Rs. 20,000: Rs. 100 is exempt; the remainder is Rs. 19,900, half of which (Rs. 9,950) is exempt, making the other half (Rs. 9,950) attachable.