Where the Court is satisfied that the holder of a decree for the possession of immovable property or that the purchaser of immovable property sold in execution of a decree has been resisted or obstructed in obtaining possession of the property by the judgment-debtor or some other person on his behalf and that such resistance or obstruction was without any just cause, the Court may, at the instance of the decree-holder or purchaser, order the judgment-debtor or such other person to be detained in the civil prison for a term which may extend to thirty days and may further direct that the decree-holder or purchaser be put into possession of the property.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 74
Section 74 empowers the executing court to punish resistance to the execution of a decree with civil detention up to thirty days where the resistance or obstruction is occasioned without just cause.
If a judgment-debtor physically locks gates or threatens the court bailiff, file an urgent application under Order 21 Rule 97 read with Section 74 praying for breaking of locks, police assistance, and civil detention for 30 days.