(1) For enforcing the provisions of this Chapter, any officer referred to in section 6 may enter and search any place without any warrant where such officer has reason to believe that the property of any debtor or any document evidencing transactions relating to a loan given to any debtor is kept or concealed; and may seize such property or documents and detain the same in his custody for such period as he may think fit. If the property is not delivered to the debtor, it shall be returned to the creditor from whose custody it was seized.
(2) Except as provided in sub-section (2), the other provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (II of 1974), shall, so far as may be applicable, apply to such search or seizure as they apply to any search or seizure made under the provisions of the said Code.
(2) Except as provided in sub-section (2), the other provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (II of 1974), shall, so far as may be applicable, apply to such search or seizure as they apply to any search or seizure made under the provisions of the said Code.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Revival of all discharged debts under Ordinance VII of 1975.Section 4 · Discharge of certain debts and consequences thereof.Section 5 · Prohibition against disposal of pledged property, etc. and penalty.Section 6 · Power of certain officers to enforce delivery of possession of property to debtor.Section 7 · Creditor may dispute debtor’s claim.Section 9 · Creditor required to pay value of pledged property in certain cases.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 18 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.