Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Section - 17D - Appeal against the order of Designated Authority

[Appeal against the order of Designated Authority

17D. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the Designated Authority under subsection (3) or sub-section (5) of section 17C may prefer an appeal, within one month from the date of receipt of the order, to the Special Judge and the Special Court may either confirm the order of attachment of property or seizure so made or revoke such order and release the property or pass such order as it may deem just and proper within a period of sixty days.

(2) Where any property is seized or attached under section 17C and the Special Court is satisfied about such seizure or attachment, it may order forfeiture of such property, whether or not the person from whose possession it is seized or attached is prosecuted in the Special Court for an offence under this Act.

(3) It shall be competent for the Special Court to make an order in respect of property seized or attached, -

(a)	-	directing it to be sold if it is a perishable property and the provisions of section 459 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of such sale;
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