Sea now the rejevant Chaptors of ho Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974) — THE INDIAN STAMP ACT, 1899 (2 of 1899)

Sea now the rejevant Chaptors of ho Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974)

1. Sea now the rejevant Chaptors of ho Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974) which such instrument is chargeable possession or power such instrument th the same when produced. , and may require any person in whose nis, to produce the same, and , and may require any person in whose enis, to produce the same, and may impound When any declaration has been recorded under sub-section (2), the Court The Collector may thereu e Provided that— (a) No such prosecution shall be instituted where the amount (including duty enalty) which, according to the determination of such C l be instituted where the amount (including duty and penalty) which, according to the determination of such Court was payable in respect of the instrument under section ording to the determination of such Court respect of the instrument under section 35 is paid to the Collector, unless lector, unless he thinks that the offence was committed with an intention of evading nt of the proper duty;. s that th payment of the proper duty;. (b) except for the purposes of such prosecution no declaration made under ection shall affect the validity of any order admitting any instru the purposes of such prosecution no declaration made under this section shall affect the validity of any order admitting any instrument in evidence, or of any certificate granted under section 42. alidity of any order or of any certificate granted under section 42. CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VII CRIMINAL OFFENCES AND PROCEDURE Penalty for executing, etc, instrument not duly stamped,—(1) Any d; or (b) executing or signing otherwise than as a witness any other instrument eable with duty without the same being duly stamped; or or signing otherwise than as a witness an chargeable with duty without the same being duly stamped; or (c) voting or attempting to vote under any proxy not duly stamped: shall for such offence be punishable with fine which tempting to vote under any proxy not duly stamped: shall for every such offence be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees: rupees: Provided that, when any penalty has been paid in respect of any instrument

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