Prevention of Smuggling Act, 1977

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SECTIONS:
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Preventive Detention.
4. Powers to deal with an absconding person.
5. Review Boards.
6. Power to revoke or modify detention order.
7 Delegation.
8. Power to require person suspected of smuggling to appear.
9. Power of Special Judge to have inquiry conducted by Magistrate, etc.
10. Power to proceed against person accused of smuggling.
11. Report to Magistrate in respect of absconder, etc.
12. Summons, etc., to embody substance of order.
13. Power to dispense with personal appearance.
14. Inquiry by Special Judge.
15. Power to require bond.
16. Contents of bonds, etc.
17. Habitual Offenders.
18. Action where Special Judge does not proceed under section 15 or 17.
19. Order in respect of person in custody or detention.
20. Power to reject surety.
21. Person failing to give security.
22. Surety may ask for cancellation of bond.
23. Cancellation of bond and execution of fresh bond.
24. Deposit of money in lieu of execution of bond.
25. Forfeiture of bond.
26. Execution of fresh bond in certain circumstances.
27. Recovery of amount of penalty.
28. Person required to execute bond may be photographed, etc.
29. Appeal.
30. Property acquired by smuggling not to be held.
31. Notice to person holding property suspected to the acquired by smuggling.
32. Order of Special Judge.
33. Burden of proof.
34. Option to pay fine in lieu of property forfeited.
35. Transfer of certain property void.
36. Notice, etc., not to be called in question.
37. Special Judge, etc., to have certain powers of Civil Court.
38. Power of Special Judge to conduct inquiry, investigation, etc.
39. Forfeited property to be surrendered.
40. Rectification of mistakes.
41. Finding of other Court, etc.
42. Service of notice.
43. Appeal.
44. Appointment of Special Judges.
45. Transfer of cases.
46. Constitution of Special Appellate Courts.
47. Special Prosecutors, etc.
48. Indemnity.
49. Act to override other laws.
50. Power to make rules.
51. Amendment of the customs act, 1969.
52. Repeal.







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