sold in execution of a decree and such sale has become absolute, the property shall be deemed to have vested in the purchaser from the time when the property is sold and not from the time when the sale becomes absolute. 1 Subs. by Adaptation Order, 1937. 2 Rep. by Act No. XXXVIII of 1920, s. 2 and Sch. Pt. I. 3 Subs. by Adaptation Order, 1937.