Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS

No decision passed or act done by the Deputy Commissioner under this Act shall be called in question by any Civil Court, and no suit or other proceeding shall lie against him for anything done in good faith in exercise of the powers conferred by this Act.

The Deputy Commissioner making any enquiry under this Act may exercise any power conferred by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908), on a Civil Court for the trial of suits.

(1) If the finder of any treasure fails to give the notice or does not either make the deposit or give the security required by sub-section (1) of section 3 or alters or attempts to alter such treasure so as to conceal its identity, the share of such treasure or the money in lieu thereof to which he would otherwise be entitled shall vest in the Government and he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.

(2) If the owner or occupier of the place in which any treasure is found, being aware of the finding thereof, fails to give notice as required by sub-section (2) of section 3, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

If the owner of the place in which any treasure is found abets, within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code, any offence under sub-section (1) of section 18, the share of such treasure or the money in lieu thereof to which he would otherwise be entitled shall vest in the Government, and he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.

(1) The State Government may, by notification make rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

The Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878 (Central Act VI of 1878), as in force in the Belgaum Area, the Mangalore and Kollegal Area, and Coorg District; the Mysore Treasure Trove Act, 1910 (Mysore Act III of 1910), as in force in the Mysore Area, and the Hyderabad Treasure Trove Act, 1322 F. (Hyderabad Act III of 1322 F.), as in force in the Gulbarga Area, are hereby repealed:

Provided that section 6 of the Karnataka General Clauses Act, 1899 (Karnataka Act III of 1899), shall be applicable in respect of the repeal of the said enactments and sections 8 and 24 of the said Act shall be applicable as if the said enactments had been repealed and re-enacted by this Act