1[6A. Certificate, arms, etc., to be delivered up by person ceasing to be member.- (1) Every person who for any reason ceases to be a member of the Home Guards shall forthwith deliver up to the Commandant or to such person and at such place as the Commandant may direct, his certificate of appointment or of office and the arms, accoutrements, clothing and other necessaries which have been furnished to him as such member.
(2) Any Magistrate, and for special reasons which shall be recorded in writing at any time, any police officer not below the rank of a Deputy Commissioner for Police in Greater Bombay and Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of police elsewhere, may issue a warrant to search for and seize, wherever they may be found any certificate, arms, accoutrements, clothing or other necessaries not so delivered up. Every warrant so issued shall be executed in accordance with the provisions of the 2Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), by a police officer or if the Magistrate or the police officer issuing the warrant so directs by any other person.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any article which under the orders of the Commandant General has become the property of the person to whom the same was furnished.
(2) Any Magistrate, and for special reasons which shall be recorded in writing at any time, any police officer not below the rank of a Deputy Commissioner for Police in Greater Bombay and Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of police elsewhere, may issue a warrant to search for and seize, wherever they may be found any certificate, arms, accoutrements, clothing or other necessaries not so delivered up. Every warrant so issued shall be executed in accordance with the provisions of the 2Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), by a police officer or if the Magistrate or the police officer issuing the warrant so directs by any other person.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any article which under the orders of the Commandant General has become the property of the person to whom the same was furnished.
Source footnotes
1. Section 6A and 6B were inserted by Bom. 11 of 1950, s. 6.2. Now see Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Constitution of Home Guards and appointment of Commandant General and Commandant.Section 2A · Term of office and conditions of service of Commandants and Commandant General.Section 3 · Appointment of Members.Section 4 · Functions and duties of members.Section 5 · Powers, protection and control.Section 6 · Control by officers of police force.Section 6B · Punishment of members for neglect of duty, etc.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.