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Section 458 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
458.Procedure where no claimant appears within six months.-
(1) If no person within such period establishes his claim to such property, and if the person in whose possession such property was found is unable to show that it was legally acquired by him, the Magistrate may by order direct that such property shall be at the disposal of the State Government and may be sold by that Government and the proceeds of such sale shall be dealt with in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) An appeal shall lie against any such order to the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from convictions by the Magistrate.
Related Sections
- Section 438: Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- Section 61: Form of summons
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- Section 483: Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- Section 170: Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient
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