Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture.

What this section does

Any person having an interest in a newspaper, book, or document declared forfeited under section 98 may apply to the High Court within two months of the publication of the declaration in the Official Gazette to set it aside on the ground that the material did not contain the offending matter. Such applications are heard by a Special Bench of three Judges (or all Judges if the court has fewer than three), and the High Court shall set aside the declaration if not satisfied that the material contained the offending matter; decisions of the Special Bench are by majority.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

High Court · Special Bench · Applicant (person with interest in forfeited publication)

Time limit

Two months from the date of publication of the declaration of forfeiture in the Official Gazette

Derived from CrPC s.96.