Post office guide part i - India Post

(ii) Transmission by means of letter and sample post from any place in the Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamilnadu, West Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Himachal Pradesh to
any place in any other State in India, the articles which are likely to carry the destructive insect
known as the San Jose (bhang and ganja) and extract and tincture of Indian exemption scale.
[Government of India, Ministry of Food and Agriculture Notification No. F.6-7/52-Dte.1(1), dated 5-2-1953
as corrected from time to time issued under the Destructive Insects and Posts Act, 1914.]
(iii) Transmission by means of letter and sample post from any place in Tamilnadu, Kerela
and Karnataka to any place in any State of India, the articles which are likely to carry the
destructive insect known as “Icerya Purchasi”.
[Govt. of India, Ministry of Agriculture Notification No. F.3-5(1)/46 PPS, dated 27.12.48 as corrected fro m
time to time and Department of Education, Health and Lands Notification (Agriculture) No. F.16-3/43-A, Date 28-3-
44 as corrected from time to time issued under the destructive Insect and Pests Act of 1914.]
(iv) Transmission by means of letter and sample post from and place in Maharashtra,
Kerala and Orissa to any place in any State of India of banana because of the danger to carry the
destructive disease known as “Bunchy Top Mosaic”.
[Govt. of India, Ministry of Agriculture Notification No. F.9-12/4 PPS, dated 24-6-50, F. 6-32/51-Dte. 1,
dated 28-6-52 and F. 6-32/51-Dte. dated 17-9-52 as corrected from time to time –issued under the Destructive Insects
and Pests Act, 1914.]
211. Treatment of Injurious Article. – In any case in which a postmaster has good reason
to suspect that the contents of any postal article are likely to injure the mails or harm the person of
any one engaged in the postal service he is directed to detain the suspected article and to refer the
case at once for the orders of the Head of the Circle. Article fastened with pins will be returned at
once to the senders, if the irregularity is detected at the office of posting. If detected subsequently,
they will be returned through the Returned Letter Office, the pins being first removed.
212. Treatment of prohibited or durable articles. – (1) Except where otherwise
provided, any postal article found to contain any goods, which are being imported or transmitted
by post in contravention of any enactment for the time being in force will be returned to the
sender, and if only suspected to contain such goods will be forwarded marked “Doubtful” to the
office of destination where it will be opened in the presence of the addressee.
(2) Imported Postal article containing coin, bullion, precious stones, jewellery, article of
gold or silver or other articles which are liable to customs duty will not be transmitted by post
unless and until the customs duty payable has been paid.
213. Articles bearing thereon any matter which is prejudicial to the Maintenance of
Law and Order, etc. – (1) No article will be transmitted by post which has thereon, or on the
cover thereof, any matter which is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order or which is in
furtherance of the aims of a Political Party or organization, or any matter which tends directly to
cause loss or injury, to any community or class of persons whatsoever.