Section 89: Sale of property seized in execution

89. Sale of property seized in execution (1) All movables seized under this Act shall be sold as movables taken in execution in a civil case, and the proceeds, if any, shall, after deduction of the expenses of seizure and sale, be applied to the payment or reduction of the fine and costs, and the imprisonment shall thereupon be reduced in conformity with the scale given in the Third Schedule. (2) In the case of insufficient distress under section 88, the Magistrate may issue a writ of execution against any immovable property belonging to the person convicted, or to such person’s surety or sureties (even if the amount of the fine and costs exceeds 2,000 rupees) in whatever district the immovable property may be situate, and thereupon execution shall proceed in the manner provided by section 25 of the District and Intermediate Courts (Civil Jurisdiction) Act, and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied in the manner provided by subsection (1). (3) Sums recovered by way of seizure, or paid by or on behalf of the person convicted, shall be applied in the first instance to the payment of the costs.