The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section 550Powers to police to seize property suspected to be stolen
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Part IX SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Chapter XLVI MISCELLANEOUS
s. 550
550. Powers to police to seize property suspected to be stolen 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. Such police-officer, if subordinate to the officer in charge of a police-station, shall forthwith report the seizure to that officer.