Where a decree directs an inquiry as to rent or mesne profits or any other matter, the property of the judgment-debtor may, before the amount due from him has been ascertained, be attached, as in the case of an ordinary decree for the payment of money.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE · ORDER XXI Execution of Decrees and Orders · Attachment of property
Order XXI Rule 42: Attachment in case of decree for rent or mesne profits or other matter, amount of which to be subsequently determined
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908