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PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING ACT, 1977

Topic Serial # Content Case Law
 

PREAMBLE

 
0 PREAMBLE
 

CHAPTER I

 
 

PRELIMINARY

 
1 Short title, extent and commencement
2 Definitions
 

CHAPTER II

 
 

PREVENTIVE DETENTION

 
3 Preventive detention
4 Powers to deal with an absconding person
5 Review Boards
6 Power to revoke or modify detention order
7 Delegation
 

CHAPTER III

 
 

SECURITY AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS

 
8 Power to require person suspected of smuggling to appear
9 Power of Special Judge to have inquiry conducted by Magistrate, etc
10 Power to proceed against person accused of smuggling
11 Report to Magistrate in respect of absconder, etc
12 Summons, etc., to embody substance of order
13 Power to dispense with personal appearance
14 Inquiry by Special Judge
15 Power to require bond
16 Contents of bond, etc
17 Habitual offenders
18 Action where Special Judge does not proceed under section 15 or 17
19 Order in respect of person in custody or detention
20 Power to reject surety
21 Person failing to give security
22 Surety may ask for cancellation of bond
23 Cancellation of bond and execution of fresh bond
24 Deposit of money in lieu of execution of bond
25 Forfeiture of bond
26 Execution of fresh bond in certain circumstances
27 Recovery of amount of penalty
28 Person required to execute bond may be photographed, etc
29 Appeal
 

CHAPTER IV

 
 

FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY

 
30 Property acquired by smuggling not to be held
31 Notice to person holding property suspected to be acquired by smuggling
32 Order of Special Judge
33 Burden of proof
34 Option to pay fine in lieu of property forfeited
35 Transfer of certain property void
36 Notice, etc., not to be called in question
37 Special Judge, etc., to have certain powers of civil Court
38 Power of Special Judge to conduct inquiry, investigation, etc
39 Forfeited property to be surrendered
40 Rectification of mistakes
41 Finding of other Court, etc
42 Service of notice
43 Appeal
 

CHAPTER V

 
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