Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008

Section - 48 - Seizure of documents by inspector

Seizure of documents by inspector.

48. (1) Where in the course of investigation, the inspector has reasonable ground to believe that the books and papers of, or relating to, the limited liability partnership or other entity or partner or designated partner of such limited liability partnership may be destroyed, mutilated, altered, falsified or secreted, the inspector may make an application to the Judicial Magistrate of the first class, or, as the case may be, the Metropolitan Magistrate, having jurisdiction, for an order for the seizure of such books and papers.

(2) After considering the application and hearing the inspector, if necessary, the Magistrate may, by order, authorise the inspector -

(a)- to enter, with such assistance, as may be required, the place or places where such books and papers are kept;
(b)- to search that place or those places in the manner specified in the order; and
(c)- to seize books and papers which the inspector considers it necessary for the purposes of his investigation.
(3) The inspector shall kee .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store