Title : Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966
State : Central
Year : 1966
THE RAILWAY PROPERTY (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) ACT, 1966 [Act, No.29 of 1966] [16th September, 1966] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to unlawful possession of railway property. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Penalty for Unlawful Possession of Railway Property
State : Central
Year : 1966
Whoever is found, or is proved to have been, in possession of any railway property reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawful obtained shall, unless he proves that the railway property came into his possession lawfully, be punishable-- (a) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both and in the absence of special and adequate reasons to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than one year and such fine shall not be less than one thousand rupees; (b) for the second or a subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine and in the absence of special and adequate reasons to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Punishment for Connivance at Offences
State : Central
Year : 1966
Any owner or occupier of land or building, or any agent of such owner or occupier incharge of the management of that land or building, who wilfully connives at an offence against the provisions of this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with both. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Offences Under the Act Not to Be Cognizable
State : Central
Year : 1966
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)1 an offence under this Act shall not be cognizable. ____________________ 1. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Arrest Without Warrant
State : Central
Year : 1966
Any superior officer or member of the Force may, without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person who has been concerned in an offence punishable uner this Act or against whom a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been so concerned. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Disposal of Persons Arrested
State : Central
Year : 1966
Every person arrested for an offence punishable under this Act shall, if the arrest was made by a person other than an officer of the Force, be forwarded without delay to the nearest officer of the Force. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Inquiry How to Be Made Against Arrested Persons
State : Central
Year : 1966
(1) When any person is arrested by an officer of the Force for an offence punishable under this Act or is forwarded to him under Section 7, he shall proceed to inquire into the charge against such person. (2) For this purpose the officer of the Force may exercise the same powers and shall be subject to the same provisions as the officer incharge of a police station may exercise and is subject to under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), when investigating a cognizable case: Provided that-- (a) if the officer of the Force is of opinion that there is sufficient evidence or reasonable ground of suspicion against the accused person, he shall either admit him to bail to appear before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or forward him in custody to such..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Summon Persons to Give Evidence and Produce Documents
State : Central
Year : 1966
(1) An officer of the Force shall have power to summon any person whose attendance he considers necessary either to give evidence or to produce a document, or any other thing in any inquiry which such officer in making for any of the purposes of this Act. (2) A summons to produce documents or other things may be for the production of certain specified documents or things or for the production of all documents or things of a certain description in the possession or under the control of the person summoned. (3) All persons, so summoned, shall be bound to attend either in person or by an authorized agent as such officer may direct; and all persons so summoned shall be bound to state the truth upon any subject respecting which they are examined or make statements and to produce such..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Issue of Search Warrant
State : Central
Year : 1966
(1) If an officer of the Force has reason to believe that any place is used for the deposit or sale of railway property which has been stolen or unlawfully obtained, he shall make an application to the Magistrate, having jurisdiction over the area in which that place is situate, for issue of a search warrant. (2) The Magistrate to whom an application is made under sub-section (1), may, after such inquiry as he thinks necessary, by his warrant authorise any officer of the Force-- (a) to enter with such assistance as may be required, such place; (b) to search the same in the manner specified in the warrant; (c) to take possession of any railway property therein found which he reasonably suspects to be stolen or unlawfully obtained; and (d) to convey such railway property before..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Searches and Arrests How to Be Made
State : Central
Year : 1966
All searches and arrests made under this Act shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)1, relating respectively to searches and arrests made under that Code. ____________________ 1. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section