Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property- (1) Where any

officer conducting an inquiry or investigation under section 60-B has reason to believe that any property in relation to which such inquiry or investigation is being conducted is an illegally acquired property and such property is likely to be concealed, transferred or dealt with in any manner which may result in frustrating any proceeding relating to forfeiture of such property under the provisions of this Act, he may make an order for seizing such property and where it is not practicable to seize such property, he may make an order that such property shall not be transferred or otherwise dealt with, except with the prior permission of the officer making such order, or of the competent authority and a copy of such order shall be served on the person concerned. Provided that a copy of such an order shall be sent to the competent authority within forty-eight hours of its being made.

1. (2) Any order made under sub-section (1) shall have no effect unless the said order is confirmed by an order of the competent authority within a period of thirty days of its being made. Explanation.- For the purpose of this section “transfer of property” means any disposition, conveyance, assignment, settlement, delivery, payment or . Sections inserted by Act 15 of 2016, section 21. other Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property. alienation of property and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes,-
   • (a) the creation of a trust in property;
   • (b) the grant or creation of any lease, mortgage, charge, easement, license, power, partnership or interest in property;
   • (c) the exercise of a power of appointment, of property vested in any person not the owner of the property, to determine its disposition in favour of any person other than the donee of the power; and
   • (d) any transaction entered into by any person with intent thereby to diminish directly or indirectly the value of his own property and to increase the value of the property of any other person.