Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for the same

A. Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for the same.-(1) Where-

1. (a) any newspaper, or book as defined in the Press and Publications Act. No. 1 of 1989, or
2. (b) any document, wherever printed, appears to 1[the Government] to contain any seditious matter or any matter which promoted or is intended to promote feelings of enmity or hatred between different classes of the State Subjects or which is deliberately and maliciously intended to outrage the religious feelings of any such class, by insulting the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, that is 153-A & 295-A of Ranbir Penal Code, 3[the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, stating the ground of their opinion] declare every copy of the issue of the newspaper containing such matter, and every copy of such book or other document to be forfeited to the Government, and thereupon any police officer may seize the same, wherever found in Jammu and Kashmir State, and any Magistrate may by warrant authorize any police officer not below the rank of Sub-inspector to enter upon and search for the same in any premises where any copy of such issue or any such book or other document may be or may be reasonably suspected to be.

1. (2) In sub-section (1) "document" includes also any painting, drawing or photograph or other visible representation.