CrPC § 523 — Procedure by police upon seizure of property taken under section 51 or stolen

Statutory text (English)

(1) The seizure
by any police officer of property taken under Section 51, or alleged or suspected to have been stolen, or
found under circumstances which create suspicion of the commission of any offence, shall be forthwith
reported to a Magistrate, who shall make such order as he thinks fit respecting the disposal of such property
or the delivery 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.
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(2) Procedure where owner of property seized unknown. If the person so entitled is known, the
Magistrate may order the property to be delivered to him on such conditions (if any) as the Magistrate thinks
fit. If such person is unknown, the Magistrate may detain it and shall, in such case, issue a proclamation
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 six months from the date of such proclamation.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.523: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 184, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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