CrPC Section 458: Procedure when no claimant appears within six months

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 34: Disposal of property

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

458. Procedure when no claimant appears within six months.- (1) If no person within such period establishes his claim to such property, and if the person in whose possession such property was found is unable to show that it was legally acquired by him, the Magistrate may by order direct that such property shall be at the disposal of the State Government and may be sold by that Government and the proceeds of such sale shall be dealt with in such manner as may be prescribed.


(2) An appeal shall lie against any such order to the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from convictions by the Magistrate.

Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.

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