Attachment, forfeiture or restoration of property.

What this section does

A police officer investigating a case may, with approval of the Superintendent or Commissioner of Police, apply to the competent Court or Magistrate for attachment of property believed to be proceeds of crime. The Court or Magistrate issues a show-cause notice giving the person fourteen days to respond, and may pass an attachment order or, where notice would defeat the purpose, an ex parte interim attachment order. If the property is confirmed as proceeds of crime, the Court directs the District Magistrate to distribute it rateably to affected persons within sixty days; any unclaimed surplus is forfeited to the Government.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Police officer · Superintendent of Police · Commissioner of Police · Court · Magistrate · District Magistrate · Affected persons

Time limit

Show-cause notice: 14 days to respond; District Magistrate to distribute within 60 days of order