Section Text
18. (1) The Collector may in cases in which there is claim outstanding on any revenue officer or on any person formerly employed
as such in his district for public money or papers or other property of the State Government in his charge, by order, for reasons to be
recorded, require the money or the particular papers or property
detained to be delivered either immediately to the bearer of the said
order or to such person on such date and at such place as the order
may specify.
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(2) If the officer or other person aforesaid does not comply as
directed, the Collector shall impose a penalty of two hundred and fifty
rupees each day till the direction is complied with, so however, total
amount of such penalty shall not exceed twenty five thousand rupees:
Provided that the officer or other person, as the case may be,
shall be given a reasonable opportunity of hearing before any penalty
is imposed on him. ]
(3) Imposition of penalty under sub-section (2) shall not bar the prosecution for any offence or recovery of money, papers and other
government property under any law for the time being in force. ]
1. Subs. and ins. by sec. 15 of U. P. Act no. 04 of 2016.