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Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 Chapter V

Title: Inspection, Search, Seizure and Forfeiture

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....shall have-- (a) the right to interview any Facility personnel in the presence of enforcement officer for the purpose of establishing relevant facts; (b) the right to request clarifications in connection with ambiguities that may arise during inspection; (c) the right to demand production of such documentation and records which are relevant and necessary for the purpose of inspection; (d) the right to take photographs of an object or a building located within the Inspection Site if question relating to that object or building is not resolved; (e) the right to draw samples, perform on site analysis of such samples; and (f) such other rights as are provided under the Convention. (6) An Inspector or Inspection Team shall, during the conduct of verification activities or Challenge Inspection, enjoy the privileges and immunities referred to in Part II of the Verification Annex to the Convention. (7) No sample drawn under clause (e) of sub-section (5) by an Inspector or Inspection Team shall be sent for analysis in any laboratory situated outside the territory of India. Section 20 - Enforcement officer to enter into any place for examining and tasting facility or.....

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Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 132

Title: Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....may also determine the interest or penalty, if any, payable or imposable accordingly : Provided further that where a person has paid or made satisfactory arrangements for payment of all the amounts referred to in clauses (ii), (iia) and (iii) or any part thereof, the Assessing Officer may, with the previous approval of the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner, release the assets or such part thereof as he may deem fit in the circumstances of the case. 20. Prior to omission, sub-section (6) stood as under : (6) The assets retained under sub-section (5) may be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of section 132B. 21. Prior to omission, sub-section (7) stood as under : (7) If the Assessing Officer is satisfied that the seized assets or any part thereof were held by such person, for or on behalf of any other person, the Assessing Officer may proceed under sub-section (5) against such other person and all the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly. 22. Substituted for one hundred and eighty days from the date of the seizure by the Finance Act, 2002, with effect from 1st June, 2002. 23. Substituted for under clause (c) of section 158BC by the Finance.....

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Wealth-tax Act, 1957 Section 37A

Title: Power of Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....the remaining portion, if any, of the assets to the person from whose custody they were seized: Provided that where a person has paid or made satisfactory arrangements for payment of all the amounts referred to in clauses (ii) (iii) and (iv) or any part thereof, the Assessing Officer, may with the previous approval of the Chief, Commissioner or Commissioner release the assets or such part thereof as he may deem fit in the circumstances of the case. (5B) The assets retained under sub-section (5A) may be dealt with in accordance with the provision of section 37C. (5C) If the Assessing Officer is satisfied that the seized assets or any part thereof were held by such person for or on behalf of any other person, the Assessing Officer may proceed under sub-section (5A) against such other person and all the provisions of this section shall apply accordingly.] (6) The books of account or other documents seized under sub-section (1) or sub­section (2) shall not be retained by the authorised officer for a period exceeding one hundred and eighty days from the date of the seizure unless the reasons for retaining the same are recorded by him in writing and the approval of the 3.....

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Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 100

Title: Seizure of Animals or Vehicles Not Bearing Numbers and Procedure After Seizure

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

..... (1) If any direction for the numbering and registration of a dog or vehicle contained in a bye-law made under clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 324 is not observed in respect of any dogor vehicle, then any authority empowered in this behalf by the municipal council may, at any time, seize and detain the dog or the vehicle or the animal, if any, by which it is drawn or both: Provided that no vehicle other than a bicycle, tricycle or ricksha shall be seized and detained when actually employed in the conveyance of any passenger or goods. (2) If a dog or vehicle or animal is detained under sub-section (1) and the owner or other person entitled thereto does not claim the same and pay the tax, if any, due thereon and other amounts due under sub-section (4) within ten days from the date of seizure, such authority as the municipal council may empower in this behalf may direct that the dog or vehicle or animal shall be sold in public auction and the proceeds of the sale applied to the payment of, -- (a) the tax, if any, due on the dog or vehicle, (b) such penalty not exceeding the amount of the tax as the authority may direct, and (c) the charges incurred in.....

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Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Section 34H

Title: Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....any books, accounts, receipts, vouchers, survey reports or other documents, belonging to an insurer are likely to be tampered with, falsified or manufactured, he may authorise any subordinate officer of hi s, not lower in rank than3[ an officer authorised by the Authority] (he reafter ref erred to as the authorised officer) to -- (i) enter and search any building or place where he has reason to suspect that such books, accounts or other documents, or any books or papers relating to any claim, rebate or commission or any receipts, vouchers, reports or other documents are kept; (ii) break open the lock of any door, box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising the powers conferred by clause (i) where the keys thereof are not available; (iii) seize all or any such books, accounts or other documents, found as a result of such search; (iv) place marks of identification on such books, accounts or other documents or make or cause to be made extracts or copies therefrom. ( 2 ) The authorised officer may requisition the services of any police-officer or of any officer of the Central Government, or of both, to assist hi m for all or any of the purposes specified.....

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Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 Chapter 3

Title: Seizure and Confiscation of Certain Equipment

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....section 11 or section 12 shall prevent the infliction of any punishment to which the person affected thereby is liable under the provisions of this Act. Section 14 - Giving of opportunity to the cable operator of seized equipment (1) No order adjudicating confiscation of the equipment referred to in section 12 shall be made unless the cable operator has been given a notice in writing informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed to confiscate such equipment and giving him a reasonable opportunity of making a representation in writing, within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice against the confiscation and if he so desires of being heard in the matter: Provided that where no such notice is given within a period of ten days from the days of the seizure of the equipment, such equipment shall be returned after the expiry of that period to the cable operator from whose possession it was seized. (2) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) shall, so far as may be, apply to every proceeding referred to in sub-section (1). Section 15 - Appeal (1) Any person aggrieved by any.....

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Cattle Trespass Act, 1966 Chapter V

Title: Complaints of Illegal Seizure or Detention

State: Karnataka

Year: 1966

.....for illegal seizure If the seizure or detention be adjudged illegal, the magistrate shall award to the complainant for the loss caused by the seizure or detention reasonable compensation not exceeding one hundred rupees to be paid by the person who made the seizure or detained the cattle together with all fines paid and expenses incurred by the complainant in procuring the release of the cattle: Provided that if the cattle have not been released, the magistrate shall, besides ordering such compensation, order their release and direct that the fines and charges leviable under this Act shall be paid by the person who made the seizure or detained the cattle. Section 23 - Recovery of compensation The compensation, fines and charges mentioned in section 22 may be recovered as if they were fines imposed by the magistrate.

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Companies Act, 1956 Section 234A

Title: Seizure of Documents by Registrar

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....necessary. (4) Save as otherwise provided in this section, every search 6 [or seizure] made under this section shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)7 relating to searches 6 [or seizures] made under that Code.] ___________________ 1. Inserted by Act 65 of 1960, Section 73 (w.e.f. 28-12-1960). 2. The words "any managing agent or secretaries and treasurers or" omitted by Act 53 of 2000, Section 115 (w.e.f. 13-12-2000). 3. Certain words omitted by Act 53 of 2000, Section 115 (w.e.f. 13-12-2000). 4. The words "to the Tribunal or" Inserted by Act 31 of 1965, Section 24 (w.e.f. 15-10-1965) and omitted by Act 17 of 1967, Section 4 and Schedule (w.e.f. 1-7-1967). 5. Substituted by Act 17 of 1967, Section 4 and Schedule, for "Tribunal or Magistrate, as the case may be" (w.e.f. 1-7-1967). 6. Inserted by Act 31 of 1965, Section 24 (w.e.f. 15-10-1965). 7. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

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Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Chapter V

Title: Summons, Searches and Seizures, Etc

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....been so executed or attested; (b) admit the document in evidence, notwithstanding that it is not duly stamped, if such document is otherwise admissible in evidence. Section 23 - Presumption in inter-connected transactions Where money-laundering involves two or more inter-connected transactions and one or more such transactions is or are proved to be involved in money-laundering, then for the purposes of adjudication or confiscation under section 8, it shall, unless otherwise proved to the satisfaction of the Adjudicating Authority, be presumed that the remaining transactions form part of such inter-connected transactions. Section 24 - Burden of proof When a person is accused of having committed the offence under section 3, the burden of proving that proceeds of crime are untainted property shall be on the accused.

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Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013, Section 17

Title: Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....papers, receipts, vouchers, survey reports or other documents, belonging to an intermediary are likely to be tampered with, falsified or manufactured, it may authorise any officer of the Authority, not below the rank equivalent to that of a Gazetted Officer of the Government (hereafter referred to as the authorised officer), to- (i) enter and search any building or place where he has reason to suspect that such books, accounts or other documents, or any books or papers relating to any claim, rebate or commission or any receipts, vouchers, reports or other documents are kept; (ii) break open the lock of any box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising the powers conferred by clause (i) where the keys thereof are not available; (iii) seize all or any such books, accounts or other documents, found as a result of such search; (iv) place marks of identification on such books, accounts or other documents or make or cause to be made extracts or copies therefrom. (2) The authorised officer may requisition the services of any police officer or of any officer of the Central Government, or of both, to assist him for all or any of the purposes specified.....

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