law: Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  46.Precepts.-
  (1) Upon the application of the decree-holder the Court which
  
  passed the decree may, whenever it thinks fir, issue a precept to any other
  
  Court which would be competent to execute such decree attach any property
  
  belonging to the judgment-debtor and specified in the precept.
  (2) The Court to which a precept is sent shall proceed to attach
  
  the property in the manner prescribed in regard to the attachment of property
  
  in execution of a decree :
  Provided that no attachment under a precept shall
  
  continue for more than two months unless the period of attachment is extended
  
  by an order of the Court which passed the decree or unless before the
  
  determination of such attachment the decree has been transferred to the Court
  
  by which the attachment has been made and the decree-holder has applied for an
  
  order for the sale of the such property.