59. Release on ground
of illness.- (1) At any time after a warrant for
the arrest of a judgment debtor has been issued, the court
may cancel it on the ground of his serious illness.
(2) Where a judgment debtor has been arrested, the court
may release him if, in its opinion, he is not in a fit state
of health to be detained in the civil prison.
(3) Where a judgment debtor has been committed to the civil
prison, he may be released therefrom—
(a) by the State Government, on the ground of the existence
of any infectious or contagious disease, or
(b) by the committing court, or any court to which that court
is subordinate, on the ground of his suffering from any serious
illness.
(4) A judgment debtor released under this section may be
re-arrested, but the period of his detention in the civil
prison shall not in the aggregate exceed that prescribed by
section 58.
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