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Precept (Section 46 CPC)
Jurisdictional & Appellate Practice Terms
Definition
An interim statutory request issued by the court that passed a decree to another court within whose jurisdiction the judgment-debtor's property is located, directing the recipient court to attach the property immediately to prevent its disposal pending formal execution.
Example
A Delhi court decrees a suit against a company that owns warehouses in Chennai; the Delhi court issues a precept under Section 46 CPC to the civil court in Chennai to attach the warehouses for two months.