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In lieu of itself passing an order under section 517, the Court may direct the property to be delivered to [a Magistrate of the first class] who shall in such cases deal with it as if it had been seized by the police and the seizure had been reported to him in the manner hereinafter mentioned.

Effective date: 1898-07-01

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