Section 224: Power to take inventory by breaking padlock

If, because of the failure of a person to submit an inventory of the property required to be submitted by him or her, the inventory of property has to be taken by breaking the padlock of the house custody of which is taken by him or her, the court may, by opening the padlock in presence also of the person holding the key of the house, if he or she is present, and if not, in presence of at least two persons including the person requesting for partition share and a representative of the concerned ward of the Local Level, take an inventory of the property found there, by maintaining a record thereof.