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Karnataka Appointment of Recovery Commissioner for Seizure and Attachment of Property of Illegal Mining and Proceeds of Act, 2025

The Karnataka Appointment of Recovery Commissioner for Seizure and Attachment of Property of Illegal Mining and Proceeds of Act, 2025

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This Act establishes a Recovery Commissioner to oversee the seizure and attachment of property connected to illegal mining and proceeds of crime in Karnataka. It applies to specific government-ordered cases, allowing the Commissioner to supervise recovery operations and order the forfeiture of assets. By granting the Commissioner powers similar to a civil court, the law enables the state to effectively confiscate money and property derived from illegal mineral extraction and related organized criminal activities, ensuring that violators face financial penalties.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, commencement and application
  3. 2. Definitions.- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
  4. 3. Appointment of Recovery Commissioner.- (1) The State
  5. 4. Powers and duties of Recovery Commissioner.- The Recovery
  6. 5. Recovery Commissioner to have powers of a civil court
  7. 6. Power of entry and search
  8. 7. Criminal Law amendment Ordinance, 1944 relating to search and seizure.
  9. 8. Confirmation of attachment or forfeiture
  10. 9. Absolute attachment
  11. 10. Commissioner at any time before an order is passed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3), as the case may be.
  12. 11. Appeal
  13. 12. Government, not below the rank of Chief Secretary to Government, within sixty days from the date of such order.
  14. 13. Protection of action taken in good faith
  15. 14. Act.
  16. 15. Act not in derogation of other laws
  17. 16. Transitory provisions
  18. 17. Transfer of pending cases
  19. 18. Commissioner.

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