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Section 64-A: Recovery of amount of deficit stamp duty

The Stamp Act, 1977 (1920 A. D.)Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 40 of 1977

[64-A. Recovery of amount of deficit stamp duty. ––(1) Where any person chargeable to duty under this Act is convicted of an offence under section 64 in respect of any instrument, the Court convicting such person shall in addition to executing the punishment which may be imposed for such offence recover and pay to the Collector amount of duty, if any due under this Act from such person in respect of the instrument, and the Collector shall thereupon certify by endorsement on the instrument that proper duty with which it is chargeable has been paid :

Provided that if such person has paid any amount towards the duty chargeable under this Act in respect of the instrument in relation to which he has been convicted under this section, the Court shall recover only the difference to make up the amount of such chargeable duty.

(2) The amount recoverable under sub-section (1) shall be recovered by the Court as if it were a fine under the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)].]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Stamp Act, 1977 (1920 A. D.)
Section64-A
Marginal noteRecovery of amount of deficit stamp duty
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted. . Section 64-A inserted ibid, s. 40.
  • substituted. . Substituted for “Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989” by S.O. 1229(E) dated 31.03.2020.

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