The Forfeiture Act, 1859, 9 of 1859, (Rep., Act 48 of 2000)

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Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

An Act to provide for the adjudication of claims to property seized as forfeited. WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the adjudication of claims to property seized as forfeited, with a view to the speedy determination of the same; and whereas it is also expedient to remove doubts concerning the powers of Officers or other persons to whom Commissions may have been issued for the trial of heinous offences in certain districts, and concerning the validity of convictions and adjudications of forfeiture made by such Officers or other persons; It is enacted as follows:—

Source: India Code