Melting, etc. of such property

Whoever, having received such information as is referred to in Sec. 126, alters, melts, defaces or puts away or causes or suffers to be altered, melted, defaced or put away without the previous permission of the Police, any such property, shall, on proof that the same was stolen property within the meaning of Sec. 410 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV) of 1860), or property in respect of which any offence punishable under Sec. 417, 418, 419 or 420 of the said Code bas been committed, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.