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Sadhna Kumari v. The Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited and Ors.
Patna HCCWJC/10327/2017
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This order addresses a writ petition challenging an order for execution of a body warrant against the petitioner. Drawing on Section 42 of the Public Demands Recovery Act, which prohibits the arrest of women, this court declared the body warrant order illegal and set it aside, permitting recovery of dues through other means.
What did the court decide?
The body warrant order dated 11.5.2017 is set aside. The petitioner cannot be arrested, but the Certificate Officer is authorized to recover the amount.