(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the Obligation to officer investigating any offence under this Ordinance, with prior furnish idonnation.
approval in writing of an officer not below the rank of a Superintendent *;
of Police, may require any officer or authority of the Central Government or a State Government or a local authority or a'Bank, company, or a firm or any other institution,, establishment, organisation or any individual to furnish infortn$ion in' their pbssession in relation to such offence, on points or matters, where the investigating officer * has .reason to believe that such information will be useful for, or relevant to, the purposes of this Ordinance.
(2) Failure to furnish the information called for under sub-section (I), or deliberately furnishing false information shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term'which may extend to three years or with fine or with both. - .
L - 14 THE G A Z m OF I Y I A EXTRAORDINARY [PART II- Certain transfers 15. Where, after the issue of an order under section 7 or issue of a 1 " " and notice under section 9, any property ,referred to in the said order or void.
notice is transferred by any mode whatsoever, such transfer shall, for I I the purpose of the.proceedings under this Ordinance, be ignored and if - such property is subse'quently forfeited, the transfer of such property shall be deemed to be null and void.
I Forfeihm of 16. (1) Where any person is accused of any offence under this i ~rg>erty of Ordinance, it shall be open to the Special Court trying him to pass an certain persons.
order that all or any of the properties, movable or immovable or both \ belonging to him, shall, during the period of such trial, be attached, if not already attached * a under this Ordinance.
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(2) Where a person has been convicted of any offence punishable under this Ordinance, the Special Court may, in addition to qwarding !
any punishment, by order in writing, declare that any property, movable or immovable or both, belonging to the accused and specified in the order, shall stand forfeited to the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, fiee fiom all encumbrances.
17. Where any shares in a company itand forfeited to the Central -+,+ -,. -.-.. '- ".~. - , . , ... . . - 7.i:- :-. :,x:.
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