Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter VI
62A. Forfeiture of counterfeit coin
Feedback & supportAny police officer not below the rank of Inspector, upon being satisfied that any person has in his possession any counterfeit coin or counterfeit current coin or any die, instrument or material for
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the purpose of counterfeiting any coin or current coin, may without warrant and with or without assistance enter and search any place where any such coin or any such die, instrument or material is kept and seize all the coin, die, instrument or material.
Anything seized under subsection (1) shall, by order of the Court before which any person is tried relating to its possession, or where there is no trial by order of a Magistrate, be forfeited and shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the Minister may direct.
Court
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;