The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1948 (East Bengal Act)

( ACT NO. XIV OF 1948 )

[ 2nd September, 1948 ]
An Act to provide for preventing the disposal or concealment of money or other property procured by means of certain offences committed in Bangladesh.1♣

 
 
 
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for preventing the disposal or concealment of money or other property procured by means of certain offences committed in Bangladesh;
 
 
 
 
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
 
 
 

CONTENTS

SECTIONS

1. Short title and extent

2. Definition

3. Interpretation

4. Application for attachment of property

5. Ad interim attachment

6. Investigation of objections to attachment

7. Attachment of property of mala fide transferees

8. Execution of orders of attachment

9. Security in lieu of attachment

10. Administration of attached property

11. Duration of attachment

12. Appeals

13. Criminal Courts to evaluate property procured by scheduled offences

14. Disposal of attached property upon termination of criminal proceedings

15. Bar to other proceedings

16. Indemnity

Schedule

SCHEDULE