14. Procedure to be adopted if order of confiscation be reversed जप्तीचा आदेश उलटल्यास अवलंबण्यात येणारी प्रक्रिया

(A) if the thing confiscated be liable to speedy and natural decay, or if the disposal thereof would be for the benefit of the owner it may be sold immediately; provided that, if the sale of such thing is not advantageous to the owner, the Collector may direct it to be destroyed.

14. Procedure to be adopted if order of confiscation be reversed जप्तीचा आदेश उलटल्यास अवलंबण्यात येणारी प्रक्रिया

If an order of confiscation of any intoxicant or hemp or other thing be reversed on appeal, such article, hemp or thing, or the sale-proceeds thereof and the balance of the amount, if any, deposited for keeping in safe custody thereof after deduction of the expenditure incurred in its maintenance, shall be returned to the owner thereof or his duly authorised agent. If no one appears within two months from the date of order on appeal to claim such article, hemp or thing or the sale proceeds thereof the same shall be handed over to the police for disposal in accordance with the provisions of Sections 82 to 88 of Bombay Police Act, 1951.

15. Unclaimed confiscated intoxicants दावा न केलेले जप्त केलेले मादक पदार्थ

Intoxicants and hemp in respect of which an offence has been committed and the offender is not known or cannot be found and intoxicants and hemp which are found unclaimed on Railway and in the Post shall, when forwarded to the Collector, be dealt with under these regulations.

16. Disposal of articles confiscated in a case compounded under Section 104 of the Act कायद्याच्या कलम 104 अन्वये एकत्रित केलेल्या प्रकरणात जप्त केलेल्या वस्तूंची विल्हेवाट लावणे

Any intoxicant, hemp, mhowra flowers or molasses and any other property, if any, confiscated in a case compounded under Section 104 of the Act shall be disposed of in accordance with these regulations.

(175) COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE AND PROHIBITION, BOMBAY NOTIFICATION

No. D. S. 81-1/54, dated 7th January, 1954.

(B.G. Pt. IV, C, p. 56)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (h) of sub-section (7) of Section 144 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom XXV of 1949), and in supersession of the Commissioner of Excise, Bombay's Notification No. 81-6/39 (c), dated the 13th March, 1939 the Commissioner of Excise and Prohibition, Bombay is pleased to make following regulations, namely—

1. Short title शीर्षक

These regulations may be called the Bombay Prohibition Intoxicants (Destruction) Regulations, 1954.

2. Confiscated or forfeited articles to be made over to the Collector जप्त केलेली वस्तू जिल्हाधिकाऱ्यांना सादर करावे

In these regulations:

1. "Act" means the ^@[Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949]^@;
2. "licensed premises" means the Premises in respect of which a licence has been issued under the Act.

3. Potable Foreign Liquor पिण्यायोग्य विदेशी मद्य

Any foreign liquor kept in any licensed premises which may, on examination be declared to be unfit for use by reason of admixture with such liquor of substances deemed to be noxious or objectionable in contravention of the regulations made or deemed to have been made under sub-clause (i) of clause (f) of sub-section (7) of Section 144 or any other shall be destroyed under the orders of the Collector concerned.

4. Denatured Spirit विप्रकृत मद्यार्क

Any neera kept in any licensed premises which may, on examination be declared to be unfit for use by reason of its being fermented or admixed as aforesaid shall be destroyed by the Prohibition and Excise Officer in whose jurisdiction the licensed premises are situated.

5. Methyl Alcohol and higher Alcohols मिथाइल अल्कोहोल आणि उच्च अल्कोहोल

Whenever any foreign liquor is ordered to be destroyed under these regulations, it shall be destroyed in the presence of such officer as the Superintendent or District Inspector of Prohibition and Excise may depute in that behalf.

6. Medicinal and Toilet preparations containing alcohol, Perfumed Spirits and Alcoholic Essences औषधीय आणि प्रसाधनीय सिद्धपदार्थ ज्यात मद्यसार , सुगंधित मद्यार्क आणि मद्यासार युक्त एसेन्स आहे

No compensation shall be payable to any person in respect of the foreign liquor or neera destroyed under these regulations.

7. Country Liquor and Toddy ताडी आणि देशी मद्य

The destruction of Foreign liquor or neera under these regulations shall be without prejudice to any proceedings that may be deemed necessary in respect of the breach, if any, of the conditions or restrictions subject to which any licence in respect of such foreign liquor or neera, may have been granted.