Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 345

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345.
Procedure by Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer on seizure of property
(1) The seizure or finding by any Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer of property taken under section 22 or alleged or suspected to have been sariqah. hirabah or ghasab property or found under circumstances which create suspicion of the commission of any offence shall be forthwith reported to a Syariah Subordinate Court Judge. who shall make such order as he thinks fit respecting the return of such property to the person entitled to the possession thereof or, if such person cannot be ascertained, respecting the custody and production of such property.
(2) If the person so entitled is known, the Syariah Subordinate Court
Judge may order the property to be returned to him on such conditions, if any. as the Syariah Subordinate Court Judge thinks fit.
(3) If such person is unknown. the Syariah Subordinate Court Judge may detain it, and shall in such case issue a public notification specifying the articles of which such property consists and requiring any person who may have a claim thereto to appear before him and establish his claim within 12
months qamariah from the date of such notification.
(4) Such notification shall be published in such manner as may be determined by the Syariah Subordinate Court Judge.

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s 345Procedure by Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer on seizure of property

(1)

The seizure or finding by any Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer of property taken under section 22 or alleged or suspected to have been sariqah. hirabah or ghasab property or found under circumstances which create suspicion of the commission of any offence shall be forthwith reported to a Syariah Subordinate Court Judge. who shall make such order as he thinks fit respecting the return of such property to the person entitled to the possession thereof or, if such person cannot be ascertained, respecting the custody and production of such property.

(2)

If the person so entitled is known, the Syariah Subordinate Court

Judge may order the property to be returned to him on such conditions, if any. as the Syariah Subordinate Court Judge thinks fit.

(3)

If such person is unknown. the Syariah Subordinate Court Judge may detain it, and shall in such case issue a public notification specifying the articles of which such property consists and requiring any person who may have a claim thereto to appear before him and establish his claim within 12

months qamariah from the date of such notification.

(4)

Such notification shall be published in such manner as may be determined by the Syariah Subordinate Court Judge.