Salt, Bengal Act, 1838, 29 of 1838 (Rep., Act 12 of 1876)

Section XXIX. And it is hereby enacted, in addition to the Rules contained in Sections CXI., CXII. and CXIII. of Regulation X. 1819 of the Bengal Code,

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

XXIX. And it is hereby enacted, in addition to the Rules contained in Sections CXI., CXII. and CXIII. of Regulation X. 1819 of the Bengal Code, for for the adjudication of cases of contravention of the Laws enacted for the protection of the Revenue derived from Salt, that if the attendance of the parties charged with such offences cannot be obtained by reason of their failure to attend in person or by vakeel, after being served with a summons, or by reason of their evading process, the Officer adjudicating any such case shall issue notice for the attendance of the parties accused in the manner prescribed in Section CII. of the said Regulation; and if the parties do not attend in person or by vakeel within the time fixed by such notice, the Officer adjudicating the case shall pass judgment thereon, under the said last mentioned Section, in like manner as if the parties accused were present; and the Officer so adjudicating any case exparte, may, at any time after such judgment, issue his warrant for the apprehension of the persons convicted for execution of the sentence, in the manner provided in Regulation X. of 1819 of the Bengal Code, and in this Act, for cases in which the parties were present; and further may at any time sue out process for levying the amount of fine adjudged, from any Civil Court competent to execute its own decrees in the manner and form prescribed for the execution of the decrees of such Civil Court under Section XXX. of this Act.

Source: India Code