Section 52(5)(a) in Andhra Pradesh Co-Operative Societies Rules, 1964
(a)The sale officer shall, after giving previous notice to the decree holder proceed to the village where the defaulter resides or the property to be distrained is situated and serve the demand notice upon the defaulter if he is present. If the amount due together with the expenses be not at once paid, the sale officer shall make the distraint and shall immediately deliver to the defaulter a list of inventory of the property distrained, an intimation of the place and day and hour at which the distrained property will be brought to sale if the amounts due are not previously discharged. If the defaulter is absent, the sale officer shall serve the demand notice on some adult male member of his family, or on his authorised agent or when such service cannot be affected shall affix a copy of the demand notice on some conspicuous part of his residence. He shall then proceed to make the distraint and shall fix the list of the property attached on the usual place of residence of the defaulter endorsing thereon the place where the property may be lodged or kept and an intimation of the place, day and hour of sale ;