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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Police Act, 1861 Section 26

Magistrate May Detain Property and Issue Proclamation

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Police Act, 1861 Section 26 is part of Police Act, 1861 - Magistrate May Detain Property and Issue Proclamation. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) The Magistrate of the district may detain the property and issue a proclamation, specifying the articles of which it consists, and requiring any person who has any claim thereto to appear and establish his right to the same within six months from the date of such proclamation.

{Inserted by Act 8 of 1895, section 7 } [(2) The provisions of section 525 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882 { See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act 5 of 1898), section 525 }, (10 of 1882)shall be applicable to property referred to in this section.]

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Section Section 26 of the Police Act, 1861 (Magistrate May Detain Property and Issue Proclamation) is reproduced on this page as part of the Police Act, 1861. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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