Identifying unlawfully acquired property
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Summary
When the Court wants to trace property suspected to be unlawfully acquired, it can direct a police officer of Sub-Inspector rank or above to locate and identify that property. The officer may carry out inquiries, investigations or surveys into persons, places, assets, bank accounts, documents and other relevant matters. All work must follow directions the Court gives.
Example
Priya suspects her tenant Arjun bought a house with illicit money and asks the Court to trace it. The Court directs a Sub-Inspector to investigate Arjun's assets, bank accounts and documents. The officer carries out the inquiries as per the Court's directions to identify the property.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) The Court shall, under sub-section (1), or on receipt of a letter of request under sub-section (3) of section 115, direct any police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police to take all steps necessary for tracing and identifying such property.
(2) The steps referred to in sub-section (1) may include any inquiry, investigation or survey in respect of any person, place, property, assets, documents, books of account in any bank or public financial institutions or any other relevant matters.
(3) Any inquiry, investigation or survey referred to in sub-section (2) shall be carried out by an officer mentioned in sub-section (1) in accordance with such directions issued by the said Court in this behalf.
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