CrPC Section 459: Power to sell perishable property
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Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
459. Power to sell perishable property.- If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is *[less than five hundred rupees], the Magistrate may at any time direct it to be sold; and the provisions of sections 457 and 458 shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of such sale.
*[Substituted for the words "less than ten rupees" by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005, 23.06.2005]
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 451. Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
- 452. Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
- 453. Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
- 454. Appeal against orders under section 452 or section 453
- 455. Destruction of libellous and other matter
- 456. Power to restore possession of immovable property
- 457. Procedure by police upon seizure of property
- 458. Procedure when no claimant appears within six months