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Crpc 1973

Power to sell perishable property

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 17 Oct 2026

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Act 2 of 1974 Cited by 2 provisions

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Rajasthan's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 459 of Crpc 1973 deals with power to sell perishable property. If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is [less

If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is [less than five hundred rupees], the Magistrate may at any time direct it to be sold; and the provisions of sections 457 and 458 shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of such sale. CHAPTER XXXV IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS

Section 459, Crpc 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 457 Procedure by police upon seizure of property
  2. s. 458 Procedure where no claimant appears within six months

Referred to by 2

  1. s. 452 Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
  2. s. 460 Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings

Questions about Section 459

What does Section 459 of the Crpc 1973 deal with?

Section 459 of the Crpc 1973 is headed "Power to sell perishable property". If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is [less

How do I find court cases under Section 459 of the Crpc 1973?

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: CRPC 1973 459, section 459 CRPC 1973, section 459 of the Crpc 1973. 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 459 of the Crpc 1973, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 457 (Procedure by police upon seizure of property), section 458 (Procedure where no claimant appears within six months), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When was the Crpc 1973 enacted?

Crpc 1973 was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.

Other sections of this Act

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