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The power of the police officer to seize certain property has been given under
Explanation
Section 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, empowers a police officer to seize certain property. Specifically, it states that any police officer may seize any property which may be alleged or suspected to have been stolen, or which may be found under circumstances which create suspicion of the commission of any offence.
- Section 101 deals with the disposal of things found in a search beyond jurisdiction.
- Section 103 allows a Magistrate to direct a search in their presence.
- Section 104 gives the court the power to impound documents or things produced before it.
Note: Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which has replaced the CrPC, this provision is now contained in Section 106.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Where the property seized under Section 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is subject to speedy and natural decay and if the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent, the property may forthwith be sold by auction under the orders of the Superintendent of Police, if the value of such property is :
Which one of the following is not correct?
Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, no person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except
Whoever voluntarily assists in concealing or disposing of property which he knows to be stolen, shall :