Section 61: Police to take charge of unclaimed property

Odisha Urban Police Act, 2003State Act of Odisha · Act 8 of 2007

(1) It shall be the duty of every police officer to take temporary charge–

(a) of all unclaimed property found by, or made over to, him; and

(b) of all property found lying in any public street, if the owner or person in charge of such property, on being directed to remove the same, refuses or fails to do so.

(2) The police officer taking charge of the property under sub- section (1) shall furnish an inventory thereof to the Commissioner.

Where this provision sits

Act	Odisha Urban Police Act, 2003
Section	61
Marginal note	Police to take charge of unclaimed property
Jurisdiction	State of Odisha
Status	In force as published by the source

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