Section 550: Powers to police to seize property suspected to be stolen
The Code of Criminal Procedure · Code of Criminal Procedure · Chapter XLVI · in_force
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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.
Effective date: 1898-07-01
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