A raiyat may make over his holding temporarily on trust for cultivation

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 20 and 21 in the event of,-

(a) a raiyat’s temporary absence from the village, or

(b) his sickness or physical incapacity, or

(c) loss of plough cattle due to any cause beyond his control, or

(d) the raiyat being a widow or minor,

He may, after informing by registered post the village headman, mulraiyat or landlord, as the case may be, and the sub-divisional Officer, make over his holding temporarily on trust for cultivation to a raiyat of the Santal Parganas.

(2) In cases covered by clauses (a) and (c) of sub-section (1), if no period has been stipulated, and the raiyat does not resume cultivation himself, the holding shall be presumed to be abandoned after the expiry of a period of ten years.

(3) Any transfer of a holding for cultivation, temporary or otherwise, made otherwise than under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a transfer made in contravention of sub-section (1) of Section 20.