(1) When the offender is convicted or when the person charged with an offence against this Regulation is acquitted, but the court decides that anything is liable to confiscation, the confiscation may be ordered by the court.
(2) Where during the trial of a case for an offence against this Regulation, the court decides that anything is liable to confiscation under sub-section (i), the court may, after hearing the person, if any, claiming any right thereto and the evidence, if any, which he produces in support of his claim, order the confiscation:
Provided that no animal, boat, vessel, cart or other vehicle shall be confiscated, if the owner thereof satisfies the court that he had exercised due care in preventing the commission of the offence.
(5) When an offence against this Regulation has been committed, but the offender is not known, or cannot be found, or when anything liable to confiscation under this Regulation, and not in the possession of any person, cannot be satisfactorily accounted for, the case shall be inquired into and determined by the prohibition officer or by any other officer authorised by the Administrator in that behalf, who may order such confiscation:
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Provided that no such order shall be made until the expiration of fifteen days from the date of seizing the things intended to be confiscated or without hearing the persons, if any, claiming any right thereto, and the evidence, if any, which they produce in support of their claims.
2 of 1974.
15. All offences under this Regulation shall be cognizable and the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, with respect to cognizable offences shall apply to them.
Offences under Regulation to be cognizable.
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