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State Of Maharashtra vs Tapas D. Neogy on 16 September, 1999

In the light of the principle laid down by the Apex Court in State of Maharashtra v. Tapas D. Neogy's case (supra), the police officer concerned would definitely have the power to order 'seizure' of the bank account of an accused or of his relatives, as the same is 'property' within the meaning of section 102 of the Code. It is to be noted that seizure and production in Court of any property will Page 16 of 19 Downloaded on : Sun Feb 21 13:12:06 IST 2021 R/SCR.A/2409/2020 JUDGMENT have a two-fold effect. Seizure may be necessary in order to preserve the property, for the purpose of enabling the Court, to pass suitable orders under section 452 or 453 of the Code, as the case may be, at the conclusion of trial; and production of the property may be necessary as evidence of the commission of the crime. This two-fold object of investing the police with the powers of seizure, have to be borne in mind while setting this legal issue.
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