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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/61940

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Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 is Karnataka state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Preamble1 - Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title, Extent and Commencement
Section2 - Definitions
ChapterII - Stamp Duties
Section3 - Instruments Chargeable with Duty
Section3A - Instruments Liable to Duty in Multiples of Five Naye Paise
Section3B - Certain Instruments Chargeable with Additional Duty
Section3C - Limit on Levy of Additional Stamp Duty
Section4 - Several Instruments Used in Single Transaction of Sale, Mortgage or Settlement
Section5 - Instruments Relating to Several Distinct Matters
Section6 - Instruments Coming Within Several Descriptions in Schedule
Section7 - Payment of Higher Duty in Respect of Certain Instruments
Section8 - Bonds or Other Securities Issued on Loans
Section9 - Power to Reduce, Remit or Compound Duties
Section10 - Duties How to Be Paid
Section10A - Payment of Stamp Duty by Cash in Certain Cases
Section11 - Omitted
Section12 - Omitted
Section13 - Instruments Stamped with Impressed Stamps How to Be Written
Section14 - Only One Instrument to Be on Same Stamp
Section15 - Instruments Written Contrary to Section 13 of 14 Deemed Unstamped
Section16 - Denoting Duty
Section17 - Instruments Executed in the State of Karnataka
Section18 - Instruments Executed out of India
Section19 - Payment of Duty on Certain Instruments Liable to Increased Duty in the State of Karnataka
Section20 - Conversion of Amount Expressed in Foreign Currencies
Section21 - Stock and Marketable Securities How to Be Valued
Section22 - Effect of Statement of Rate of Exchange or Average Price
Section23 - Instruments Reserving Interest
Section24 - Certain Instruments Connected with Mortgages or Marketable Securities to Be Chargeable as Agreements
Section25 - How Transfer in Consideration of Debt or Subject to Future Payment, Etc., to Be Charged
Section26 - Valuation in Case of Annuity, Etc.
Section27 - Stamp Where Value of Subject-matter is Indeterminate
Section28 - Facts Affecting Duty to Be Set Forth in Instrument
Section28A - [Omitted]
Section28B - [Omitted]
Section29 - Direction as to Duty in Case of Certain Conveyances
Section30 - Duties by Whom Payable
ChapterIII - Adjudication as to Stamps
Section31 - Adjudication as to Proper Stamps
Section32 - Certificate by Deputy Commissioner
ChapterIV - Instruments Not Duly Stamped
Section33 - Examination and Impounding of Instruments
Section34 - Instruments Not Duly Stamped Inadmissible in Evidence, Etc
Section35 - Admission of Instrument Where Not to Be Questioned
Section36 - Admission of Improperly Stamped Instruments
Section37 - Instruments Impounded How Dealt with
Section38 - Deputy Commissioner's power to refund penalty paid under sub-section (1) of Section 37
Section39 - Deputy Commissioner's power to stamp instruments impounded
Section40 - Instruments Unduly Stamped by Accident
Section41 - Endorsement of Instruments on Which Duty Has Been Paid Under Section 34, 39 or 40
Section42 - Prosecution for Offence Against Stamp Law
Section43 - Persons Paying Duty or Penalty May Recover Same in Certain Cases
Section44 - Power to Revenue Authority to Refund Penalty or Excess Duty in Certain Cases
Section45 - Non-liability for Loss of Instruments Sent Under Section 37
Section45A - Instrument of Conveyance, Etc., Undervalued How to Be Dealt with
Section45B - Constitution of Central Valuation Committee
Section46 - Recovery of Duties and Penalties
Section46A - Recovery of Stamp Duty Not Levied or Short Levied
Section46B - Duties, Penalties Etc. to Be Certified
ChapterV - Allowances for Stamps in Certain Cases
Section47 - Allowances for Spoiled Stamps
Section48 - Application for Relief Under Section 47, when to Be Made
Section49 - Allowance in Case of Printed Forms No Longer Required by Corporations
Section50 - Allowance for Misused Stamps
Section51 - Allowance for Spoiled or Misused Stamps How to Be Made
Section52 - Allowance for Stamps Not Required for Use
Section52A - Power of State Government to Grant Relief
ChapterVI - Reference and Revision
Section53 - Control of and Statement of Case To, Chief Controlling Revenue Authority
Section53A - Revision of Order Passed by Deputy Commissioner or Authorised Officers
Section54 - Statement of Case by Chief Controlling Revenue Authority to High Court
Section55 - Power of High Court to Call for Further Particulars as to Case Stated
Section56 - Procedure in Disposing of Case Stated
Section57 - Statement of Case by Other Courts to High Court
Section58 - Revision of Certain Decisions of Courts Regarding the Sufficiency of Stamps
ChapterVII - Criminal Offences and Procedure
Section59 - Penalty for Executing, Etc., Instrument Not Duly Stamped
Section59A - Penalty for Making False Declaration in Clearance List
Section59B - Penalty for Failure to Produce Documents
Section60 - Omitted
Section61 - Penalty for Omission to Comply with Provisions of Section 28
Section62 - Penalty for Devise to Defraud the Revenue
Section63 - Penalty for Breach of Rule Relating to Sale of Stamps and for Unauthorised Sale
Section63A - Penalty for Contravention of Other Provisions
Section64 - Institution and Conduct of Prosecutions
Section65 - Jurisdiction of Magistrates
Section66 - Place of Trial
ChapterVIII - Supplemental Provisions
Section67 - Books, Etc., to Be Open to Inspection
Section67A - Procedure of Chief Controlling Revenue Authority and the Deputy Commissioner Andrectification of Mistakes
Section67B - Deputy Commissioners Power to Authorize Officer to Enter Premises and Inspect Certain Documents Certain Documents
Section68 - Powers to Make Rules
Section69 - Saving as to Court Fees
Section70 - Act to Be Translated and Sold Cheaply
Section71 - Repeal and Savings
Section72 - Application of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899
Schedule1 - First Schedule (Part I)
Schedule1 - First Schedule (Part Ii)
Schedule1 - First Schedule (Part Iii)
Schedule1 - First Schedule (Part Iv)
Schedule - Schedule to Indian Stamp Act, 1899

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