All sapphires or rubies in respect of which an offence under this Act has been committed and all weapons, materials, tools, vessels and cattle used in committing it shall be liable to confiscation and, on the conclusion of the trial or, in case of the offender being not known, without any trial shall be made over by the 1[Judicial Magistrate] to the Minister-in-charge of any officer appointed by him in writing by a particular or general order. Such confiscation shall be in addition to any other punishment prescribed for such an offence.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Precious stones to be the property of the State.Section 4 · Prohibition as to keeping or retaining in possession buying or selling sapphire or ruby within the State after three months from promulgation of this Act.Section 5 · Penalty.Section 6 · Offences congnizable and non-bailable.Section 7 · Officers authorised to prevent commission of offencesSection 8 · Officers authoriscd to seize sapphire or ruby or detain search or arrest suspected person when offence committed.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.