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THE BOMBAY STAMP ACT, 1958 - Igrmaharashtra.gov.in

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he th<strong>in</strong>ks just and proper; and the order so passed shall be f<strong>in</strong>al and shall not be called <strong>in</strong>question <strong>in</strong> any Court or before any authority:Provided that, no notice call<strong>in</strong>g for the record under this section shall be served bythe Chief Controll<strong>in</strong>g Revenue Authority after the expiry of three years from the date ofcommunication of the order sought to be revised and no order of revision, shall be madeby the said Authority hereunder after the expiry of five years from such date:Provided further that, no order shall be passed under this section which adverselyaffects any person, unless such person has been given a reasonable opportunity of be<strong>in</strong>gheard.]CHAPTER IVINSTRUMENTS NOT DULY <strong>STAMP</strong>ED33. Exam<strong>in</strong>ation and impound<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>in</strong>struments.(1) 1 [Subject to the provisions of section 32-A, every person] hav<strong>in</strong>g by law or consent ofparties authority to receive evidence and every person <strong>in</strong> charge of a public office, exceptan officer of police 2 [or any other officer, empowered by law to <strong>in</strong>vestigate offencesunder any law for the time be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> force,] before whom any <strong>in</strong>strument chargeable, <strong>in</strong>his op<strong>in</strong>ion, with duty, is produced or comes <strong>in</strong> the performance of his functions shall, ifit appears to him that such <strong>in</strong>strument is not duly stamped, impound the same3 [irrespective whether the <strong>in</strong>strument is or is not valid <strong>in</strong> law.](2) For that purpose every such person shall exam<strong>in</strong>e every <strong>in</strong>strument so chargeable andso produced or com<strong>in</strong>g before him <strong>in</strong> order to ascerta<strong>in</strong> whether it is stamped with astamp of the value and description required by the law for the time be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> force <strong>in</strong> theState when such <strong>in</strong>strument was executed or first executed:Provided that, -(a) noth<strong>in</strong>g here<strong>in</strong> conta<strong>in</strong>ed shall be deemed to require any Magistrate or Judge of aCrim<strong>in</strong>al Court to exam<strong>in</strong>e or impound, if he does not th<strong>in</strong>k fit so to do any <strong>in</strong>strumentcom<strong>in</strong>g before him <strong>in</strong> the course of any proceed<strong>in</strong>g other than a proceed<strong>in</strong>g under4 [Chapter IX or Part D of Chapter X of the Code of Crim<strong>in</strong>al Procedure, 1973];(b) <strong>in</strong> the case of a Judge of a High Court, the duty of exam<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and impound<strong>in</strong>g any<strong>in</strong>strument under this section may be delegated to such officer as the Court may appo<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong> this behalf.___________________________1. These words were substituted for the words "Every person" by Mah. 16 of 1979, s. (8).(w.e.f. 4.7.1980)2. These words were <strong>in</strong>serted by Mah. 27 of 1985, s. 20 (a) (i), (w,e.f 10-12-1985).3. These words were added by Mah 27 of 1985, s. 20 (a) (ii). (w.e,f. 10-12-1985).4. These words. figures and letters were substituted for the words and figures "ChapterXII or Chapter XXXVI of the Code ofCrim<strong>in</strong>al Procedure, 1898" by Mah. 27 of 1985, s. 20 (d), (w.e.f. 10-12-1985).

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