Power to confiscate
Chapter 5: Offences and penalties
(1) When any person is convicted under this Act of any offence committed by him in respect of any arms or ammunition, it shall be in the discretion of the convicting court further to direct that the whole or any portion of such arms or ammunition, and any vessel, vehicle or other means of conveyance and any receptacle or thing containing, or used to conceal, the arms or ammunition shall be confiscated:
Provided that if the conviction is set aside on appeal or otherwise, the order of confiscation shall become void.
(2) An order of confiscation may also be made by the appellate court or by the High Court when exercising its powers of revision.
The Arms Act, 1959 (Act No. 54 of 1959). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
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- 28Punishment for use and possession of firearms or imitation firearms in certain cases
- 29Punishment for knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for delivering arms, etc., to person not entitled to possess the same
- 30Punishment for contravention of licence or rule
- 31Punishment for subsequent offences
- 33Offences by companies