Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XLI · Disposal of Exhibits and of Property the Subject of Offences
414. Procedure where no claim established
Feedback & supportIf within three months from the publication of a notification under subsection 413(3) no person establishes a claim to such property and if the person in whose possession the property was found is unable to show that it was legally acquired by him, the property may be sold on the order of the Officer in charge of a Police District.
Officer in charge of a Police District
“Officer in charge of a Police District” means any police officer appointed as such and, when any officer so appointed is unable through absence, illness or otherwise to perform his duties, means the police officer designated, under the authority of the Inspector General to act for him;
If within six months from the publication of the notification no person has established a claim to the property, the ownership of the property or, if sold, the net proceeds of it shall then pass to and become vested in the Federal Government.
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