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Section 459 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
459.Power to sell perishable property.-
If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is less than ten rupees, the Magistrate may at any time direct it to be sold; and the provisions of sections 457 and 458 shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of such sale.
Related Sections
- Section 325: Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
- Section 467: Definitions
- Section 410: Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
- Section 268: Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 267
- Section 346: Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345
Related Acts
- Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020
- Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Act, 2017
- National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
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