Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
Section 99 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture. Any person having any interest in any newspaper, book or other document, in respect of which a declaration of forfeiture has been made under section 98, may, within two months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of such declaration, apply to the High Court to set aside such declarat The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) Any person having any interest in any newspaper, book or other document, in respect of which a declaration of forfeiture has been made under section 98, may, within two months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of such declaration, apply to the High Court to set aside such declaration on the ground that the issue of the newspaper, or the book or other document, in respect of which the declaration was made, did not contain any such matter as is referred to in sub-section (1) of section 98.
(2) Every such application shall, where the High Court consists of three or more Judges, be heard and determined by a Special Bench of the High Court composed of three Judges and where the High Court consists of less than three Judges, such Special Bench shall be composed of all the Judges of that High Court.
(3) On the hearing of any such application with reference to any newspaper, any copy of such newspaper may be given in evidence in aid of the proof of the nature or tendency of the words, signs or visible representations contained in such newspaper, in respect of which the declaration of forfeiture was made.
(4) The High Court shall, if it is not satisfied that the issue of the newspaper, or the book or other document, in respect of which the application has been made, contained any such matter as is referred to in sub-section (1) of section 98, set aside the declaration of forfeiture.
(5) Where there is a difference of opinion among the Judges forming the Special Bench, the decision shall be in accordance with the opinion of the majority of those Judges.
Section 99, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 96 Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture Text carried over almost unchanged 100%
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Questions about Section 99
What does Section 99 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 99 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture". Any person having any interest in any newspaper, book or other document, in respect of which a declaration of forfeiture has been made under section 98, may, within two months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of such declaration, apply to the High Court to set aside such declarat
How do I find court cases under Section 99 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 99, section 99 BNSS, section 99 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bnss ki dhara 99. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 99 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 98 (Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for same), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward CrPC 96 (Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 99 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 99 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 99, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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