Prohibition of arrest and imprisonment of agricultural debtors in execution of decrees of money

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no debtor who cultivates land personally and whose debts does not exceed rupees fifty thousand shall be arrested or imprisoned in execution of a decree for money passed in favour of a Money-Lender, whether before or after the appointed day. Explanation.- For the purpose of this section, the expression "to cultivate personally" will have the meaning assigned to that expression in the relevant tenancy law.