(1) No person executing any process under this Code directing or authorising seizure of movable property shall enter any dwelling-house after sunset and before sunrise.
(2) No outer door of a dwelling-house shall be broken open unless such dwelling-house is in the occupancy of the judgment-debtor and he refuses or prevents access thereto, but when the person executing any such process has duly gained access to any dwelling-house, he may break open the door of any room in which he has reason to believe any such property to be.
(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 such woman that she is at liberty to withdraw; and, after allowing reasonable time for her to withdraw and giving her reasonable facility for withdrawing, he may enter such room for the purpose of seizing the property, using at the same time every precaution, consistent with these provisions, to prevent its clandestine removal.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 62
Section 62 regulates the seizure of property in a dwelling-house in execution of a decree, prohibiting night entry, breaking open outer doors in ordinary cases, and safeguarding pardanashin women.
A bailiff cannot break open an apartment door or enter before sunrise; any night execution or forceful entry without compliance with Section 62 pardanashin notice warrants a contempt application.