(1) The Police shall take temporary charge-
(a) of all unclaimed property found by, or made over to them, and also
(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 omits to do so.
(2) 1[In any area for which a Commissioner has been appointed] the property of which the Police have taken charge under sub-section (1) shall be handed over to the Commissioner.
(a) of all unclaimed property found by, or made over to them, and also
(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 omits to do so.
(2) 1[In any area for which a Commissioner has been appointed] the property of which the Police have taken charge under sub-section (1) shall be handed over to the Commissioner.
Source footnotes
1. These words were substituted for the words, “In Greater Bombay” by Bom. 56 of 1959, s. 3, Sch.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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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.