Section 47 in The Bengal Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913
47. Entry into dwelling house.
(1)No person executing any warrant of arrest issued under this Act directing or authorising the attachment of movable properly shall enter any dwelling-house after sunset or before sunrise.(2)No outer door of a dwelling house shall be broken open unless dwelling-house or a portion thereof is in the occupancy of the certificate debtor and he or any other occupant of the house refuses or in any way prevents access thereto; but when the person executing any such warrant or other process has duly gained access to any dwelling house, he may break open the door of any room and enter, if he has reason to believe that entering into the room is necessary in order to enable him to execute the process.(3)Where a room in a dwelling-house is in the actual occupancy of a woman who according to the customs of the country, does not appear in public, the person executing the process shall give notice to her that she is at liberty to withdraw, and after allowing a reasonable time for her to withdraw and giving her reasonable facility for withdrawing, he may enter such room for the purpose of executing the process ; and if the process be for the attachment of property, he may at the same time use every precaution, consistent with this section, to prevent its clandestine removal.
