Criminal Procedure Code · s 365

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s 365Procedure where owner unknown

If the person entitled to the possession of the property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or the

Magistrate to whom its seizure or finding is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, the Magistrate may at any time direct it to be sold, and the provisions of sections 363 and 364 shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of the sale.