Whoever, being a pawn-broker, dealer in second-hand property, or worker in metals, or reasonably believed by the Commissioner, or 2[Superintendent], in the areas under their respective charges to be such a person, and having received from a Police officer written or printed information that the possession of any property suspected to have been transferred by any offence mentioned in section 410 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860), or by any offence punishable under sections 417, 418, 419 or 420 of the said Code, is found in possession or thereafter comes into the possession, or has an offer either by way of sale, pawn, exchange or for custody, alteration or otherwise howsoever, made to him, of property answering the description contained in such information, shall, unless-
(i) he forthwith gives information to the Commissioner, or the 2[Superintendent], as the case may be, or at a Police station of such possession or offer and takes all reasonable means to ascertain and to give information as aforesaid of the name and address of the person from whom the possession or offer was received, or
(ii) the property being, as an article of common wearing apparel or otherwise, incapable of identification from the written or printed information given, has been in no way concealed after the receipt of such information,
on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to 3[two thousand rupees] in respect of each such article of property so in his possession or offered to him.
(i) he forthwith gives information to the Commissioner, or the 2[Superintendent], as the case may be, or at a Police station of such possession or offer and takes all reasonable means to ascertain and to give information as aforesaid of the name and address of the person from whom the possession or offer was received, or
(ii) the property being, as an article of common wearing apparel or otherwise, incapable of identification from the written or printed information given, has been in no way concealed after the receipt of such information,
on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to 3[two thousand rupees] in respect of each such article of property so in his possession or offered to him.
Source footnotes
1. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.2. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
3. These words were substituted for the words "fifty rupees" by Mah. 40 of 2000, s. 23.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · One Police force for the whole of the State of Maharashtra.Section 4 · Superintendence of Police Force to vest in the State Government.Section 5 · Constitution of Police Force.Section 6 · Director-General and Inspector-General, Additional and Deputy Inspector General.Section 7 · Commissioner.Section 8 · Appointment of Superintendent and Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendent.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.