The Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998

1. This Act may be called the Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998. 2. It extends to whole of the State of Rajasthan. 3. It shall come into force on such 1date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint,

In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,

1. (i) "air-rights" shall mean rights to construct upper floors for sale and use, independent of the existing building; 2(ia) 'association' means any association of person, exchange broker, or any other organisation or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, and regulating or controlling or conducting business of the sale or purchase of, or other transaction relating to, any goods or marketable securities. 3(ii)"Banker" means an association, a company or a person who accepts, for the purpose of lending or investment, deposits of money from the public, repayable on demand or otherwise, and

Subject to the provisions of this Act and the exemptions contained in the Schedule, the following instruments shall be chargeable with duty of the amount indicated in the Schedule as the proper duty therefore respectively, that is to say,-

1. (a) every instrument mentioned in that Schedule, which not having been previously executed by any person, is executed in the State on or after the date of commencement of this Act; 1 (b) every instrument mentioned in that Schedule, which, not having been previously executed by any person, is executed out of the State on or after the said date, relates to any matter or thing done or to be done in the State and is received in the State, or relates to any property situate in the State: Provided that no duty shall be chargeable in respect of, -
   • (i) any instrument executed by or on behalf of, or in favour of, the Government in cases where, but for this exemption, the Government would be liable to pay the duty chargeable in respect of such instrument;
   • (ii) any instrument for the sale, transfer or other disposition, either absolutely or by way of mortgage or otherwise, of any ship or vessel, or any part, interest, share or property of or in any ship or vessel registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958), as amended by subsequent Acts. 23-A, Certain instruments chargeable with surcharge –

1. (1) All instruments chargeable with duty under section 3 read with schedule to the Act, shall be chargeable with surcharge at such rate not exceeding 10 percent of the duty chargeable on such instruments under section 3 read with Schedule to the Act, as may be notified by the State Government, for the purpose of the development of basic infrastructure facilities such as rail or road transportation system, communication system, power distribution system, sewerage system, drainage system or any other such public utilities serving any area of the State and for financing Municipalities and Panchayati Raj Institutions and
2. (2) The surcharge chargeable under sub-section (1) shall be in addition to any duty chargeable under section 3.
3. (3) Except as otherwise provided in sub-section (i), Provisions of this Act shall so far as may be apply in relation to the surcharge, chargeable under sub-section (1) as they apply relation to the duty chargeable under-section 3. 3 (4) Save as provided in sub-section (3), the State Government may make rules for collection of surcharge leviable under this section and for regulating the duties and remuneration of the person through whom surcharge is collected. 4[3-B. Surcharge for conservation and propagation of cow and its progeny.- 5 (1) All instruments chargeable with duty under section 3 read with Schedule to the Act, shall be chargeable with surcharge at such rate not exceeding 620 percent of the duty chargeable on such instruments under section 3 read with Schedule to the Act, as may be notified by the State Government, for the purpose of conservation and propagation of cow and its progeny.]
4. (2) The surcharge chargeable under sub-section (1) shall be in addition to any duty chargeable under section 3 and any surcharge chargeable under section 3-A.
5. (3) Except as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), provisions of this Act shall so far as may be apply in relation to the surcharge,

2(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 10,-

1. (i) any instrument chargeable with the stamp duty may be executed on an unstamped paper; and
2. (ii) The stamp duty chargeable on such instrument may be paid or collected in such manner as the State Government may prescribe by rules.

1. (2) The registering officer or any other officer authorized by the State Government shall, on production of such proof of payment of stamp duty under clause (ii) of sub-section (1) as the State Government may prescribe by rules, endorse on the instrument the amount of stamp duty so paid in such manner as the State Government may prescribe by rules.
2. (3) An instrument endorsed under sub-section (2) shall be deemed to be duly stamped under this Act and may be used or acted upon as such to all intents and for all purposes. 3[4-A. Rounding off of fractions in duty, fee or surcharge payable or allowances to be made.
   • • In determining the amount of duty, surcharge or fee payable, or of the allowances to be made, under this Act, any fraction of one rupee, equal to or exceeding fifty paise shall be rounded off to the next one rupee, and any fraction of less than fifty paise shall be disregarded.]

1. (1) Where, in case of any of sale, mortgage, 2[agreement or any other document (memorandum etc.) relating to the deposit of title deeds] or settlement, several instruments are employed for completing the transaction, only the principal instrument shall be chargeable with the duty prescribed for it in the Schedule 3[and each of the other instruments shall be chargeable with a duty of two hundred rupees instead of the duty, if any, prescribed for it in that Schedule.]
2. (2) The parties may determine for themselves which of the instruments so employed shall, for the purposes of sub-section (1), be deemed to be the principal instrument: Provided that the duty chargeable on the instrument so determined shall be the highest duty which would be chargeable in respect any of the said instruments employed.

Any instrument comprising or relating to several distinct matters, shall be chargeable with the aggregate amount of duties with which separate instruments, each comprising or relating to one of such matters would be chargeable under this Act.

Subject to the provisions of the last preceding section, an instrument so framed as to come within two or more of the descriptions in the Schedule, shall, where the duties chargeable thereunder are different, be chargeable only with the highest of such duties.

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 5 or section 7 or in any other law for the time being in force, the duty chargeable on any of the several instruments employed for completing a transaction of sale, mortgage or settlement other than a principal instrument or on a counterpart, duplicate or copy of any instrument shall, if the principal or original instrument would, when received in the State of Rajasthan have been chargeable under this Act, with a higher rate of duty be the duty with which the principal or original instrument would have been chargeable under section 20 unless it is proved that the duty chargeable under this Act has been paid-
   • (a) On the principal or original instrument, as the case may be,
   • (b) Or in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 39 or in any other law for the time being in force, no instrument, counterpart, duplicate or copy chargeable with duty under this section shall be received in evidence as properly stamped unless the duty chargeable under this section has been paid thereon: Provided that a court before which any instrument, counterpart, duplicate or copy is produced, shall permit the duty chargeable under this section to be paid thereon any may then receive it in evidence.

1. (1) The Government, if satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the public interest, may by rule or order published in Official Gazette, reduce or remit, whether prospectively or retrospectively, in the whole or any part of the territories under its administration, the duties with which any instruments or any particular class of instruments, or any of the instruments belonging to such class, or any instruments when executed by or in favour of any particular class of persons, or by or in favour of any member of such class are chargeable.
2. (2) The Inspector General of Stamps may by order provide for the composition or consolidation of duties in the case of receipt, policy of Insurance and issues by any incorporated company or other body corporate or of transfers where there is a single transferee, whether incorporate or not, of debentures, bonds or other marketable securities. Explanation- In sub-section (1) of section 9, the expression "the Government means,-"
   • (a) in relation to stamp duty in respect of bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, bills of lading, letters of credit, policies of insurance, transfer of shares, debentures, proxies and receipts chargeable to stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act No. 2 of 1899) the Central Government,
   • (b) save as aforesaid, the State Government. 1[9.A. Power to reduce or remit penalty or interest- The State Government, if satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the public interest, may by notification published in the official Gazette, reduce or remit, the penalty or interest or both imposed or chargeable under this Act.]

1. (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, all duties with which any instrument are chargeable shall be paid, and such payment shall be indicated on such instruments by means of stamps,-
   • (a) according to the provisions herein contained, or
   • (b) When no such provision is applicable thereto, as the State Government may, by rule, direct.
2. (2) the rules made under sub-section (1) may, among other matters, regulate,-
   • (a) in the case of each kind of instrument the description of stamps which may be used;
   • (b) in the case of instruments stamped with impressed stamps, the number of stamps which may be used; and
   • (c) in the case of bills of exchange or promissory notes, the size of the paper on which they are written.
3. (3) The Inspector General of Stamps may, subject to such conditions as he may deem fit to impose, authorize use of franking machine or any other machine specified by the State Government, for making impressions on instruments chargeable with duties to indicate payment of duties payable on such instruments,
4. (4) (i) Where the Inspector General of Stamps or the Superintendent of Stamps when authorized by the Inspector General of Stamps in this behalf, is satisfied that having regard to the extent of instruments executed and the duty chargeable thereon, it is necessary in public interest to authorize any person, body or organization to such use of franking machine or any other machine, he may, by order in writing authorize such person, body or organization; and
   • (ii) Every such authorization shall be subject to such conditions, if any, as the Inspector General of Stamps may, by any general or special order, specify in this behalf. (5) The procedure to regulate the use of franking machine or any other machine as so authorized shall be such as the Inspector General of Stamps may, by order determine.
5. (6) An impression made under sub-sections (3) (4) and (5), on any instrument, shall have the same effect as if duty of an amount equal to the amount indicated in the impression has been paid, in respect of such instrument by means of stamps, under sub-section (1). 110-A. Certain departments, organisations, institutions etc., to ensure payment of stamp duty.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any department of the State Government, institution of Local Self-Government, SemiGovernment organization, banking or nonbanking financial institution or the body owned, controlled or substantially financed by the State Government or any class of them, shall ensure that the proper stamp duty is paid to the State Government through electronic Government Receipt Accounting System (e-GRAS) in respect of such instruments, as may be specified in the notification, passing through their system or related to their functioning of which registration is not compulsory.
6. (2) The Inspector General of Stamps shall authorise a person nominated by such department or body, etc. as mentioned in sub-section (1) as a proper officer for defacing the challan and making the endorsement on such instruments.
7. (3) It shall be the duty of the proper officer so authorised under subsection (2) to make an endorsement on the instruments after defacing the challan, as follows:- Stamp duty of Rs._________ paid in *cash/by demand draft/by pay order/ e-Challan vide Receipt/Challan No._________/GRN No._______ CIN____ dated the___________.

The following instruments may be stamped with adhesive stamps, namely,-

1. (a) Instruments chargeable with a duty not exceeding twenty paise except parts of bills of exchange payable otherwise than on demand and drawn in sets;
2. (b) bills of exchange drawn or made out of India and promissory notes so drawn or made;
3. (c) entry as an advocate on the roll of a High Court;
4. (d) notarial acts; and
5. (e) transfers by endorsement of shares in any incorporated company or other body corporate.

1. (1) (a) Whoever affixes any adhesive stamp to any instrument chargeable with duty which has been executed by any person shall, when affixing such stamp, cancel the same so that it cannot be used again;
   • (b) Whoever executes any instrument on any paper bearing an adhesive stamp shall, at the time of execution, unless such stamps have been already cancelled in the manner aforesaid, cancel the same so that it cannot be used again.
2. (2) Any instrument bearing an adhesive stamp which has not been cancelled so that is cannot be used again, shall, so far as such stamp is concerned, be deemed to be unstamped.
3. (3) The person required by sub-section (1) to cancel an adhesive stamp may cancel it by writing on or across the stamp his name or initials or the name or initials of his firm with the true date of his so writing, or in any other effectual manner.

Every instrument written upon paper stamped with an impressed stamp shall be written in such manner that the stamp may appear on the face of the instrument and cannot be used for or applied to any other instrument. Explanation 1- Where two or more sheets of paper stamped with impressed stamps are used to make up the amount of duty chargeable in respect of any instrument, either a portion of such instrument shall be written on each sheet so used, or the sheet on which no such portion is written shall be signed by the executant or one of the Executants, with an endorsement indicating that the sheet is attached to another sheet on which the instrument is written. Explanation 2- Where a single sheet of paper, not being paper bearing an impressed hundi-stamp, is insufficient to admit the entire instrument being written on the side of the paper which bears the stamp so much plain paper may be sub-joint thereto as may be necessary for completing the writing of such instrument, provided that in every such case, a substantial part of the instrument is written on the sheet which bears the stamp before any part is written on the plain papers sub-joined.

No second instrument chargeable with duty shall be written upon a piece of stamped paper upon which an instrument chargeable with duty has already been written; Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent any endorsement which is duly stamped or is not chargeable with duty being made upon any instrument for the purpose of transferring any right created or evidenced thereby, or of acknowledging the receipt of any money or goods the payment or delivery of which is secured thereby.

Every instrument written in contravention of section 13 or section 14 shall be deemed to be not duly stamped.

Where duty with which an instrument is chargeable, or its exemption from duty, depends in any manner upon the duty actually paid in respect of another instrument, the payment of such last mentioned duty shall, if application is made in writing to the Collector for the purpose, and on production of both the instruments, be denoted upon such first mentioned instrument, by endorsement under the hand of the Collector or in such other manner, if any, as the State Government may by the rule prescribe.

All instrument chargeable with duty and executed by any person in the State shall be stamped before or at the time of execution or immediately thereafter on the next working day following the day of execution.

1. (1) Every instrument chargeable with duty executed out of the State and not being a bill of exchange, or promissory note, may be stamped within three months after it has been first received in the State.
2. (2) Where any such instrument cannot, with reference to the description of stamp prescribed therefore, be duly stamped by a private person, it may be taken within the said period of three months to the Collector, who shall stamp the same, in such manner as the State Government may by rule prescribe, with a stamp of such value as the person so taking such instrument may require and pay for.

the first holder in the State of any bill of exchange, payable otherwise than on demand or promissory note drawn or made out of India shall, before he presents the same for acceptance or payment, or endorses, transfers or otherwise negotiates the same in the State, affix thereto the proper stamp and cancel the same: Provided that-

1. (a) if, at the time any such bill of exchange or note comes into the hands of any holder thereof in the State, the proper adhesive stamp is affixed thereto and cancelled in the manner prescribed under section 12 and such holder has no reasons to believe that such stamp was affixed or cancelled otherwise than by the person and at the time required by this Act, such stamp shall, so far as relates to such holder, be deemed to have been duly affixed and cancelled;br
2. (b) nothing contained in this proviso shall relieve any person from any penalty incurred by him for omitting to affix or cancel a stamp.

When any instrument has become chargeable in any part of India other than the State of Rajasthan with duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act No. 2 of 1899) or under any other law for the time being in force in such part and thereafter becomes chargeable with a higher rate of duty in the State of Rajasthan under this Act,-

1. (i) the amount of duty chargeable on such instrument shall be the amount chargeable on it under this Act less the amount of duty, if any, already paid on it in India; and
2. (ii) in addition to the stamps, if any, already affixed thereto, such instrument shall be stamped with the stamp necessary for the payment of the amount of duty chargeable on it under clause (i) in the same manner and at the same time and by the same person as though such instrument were an instrument received in this State for the first time, when it became chargeable with the higher duty.

1. (1) Where any instrument is registered in any part of India other than the State of Rajasthan and such instrument relates, wholly or partly to any property situate in the State of Rajasthan, the copy of such instrument shall, when received in the State of Rajasthan under the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908), be liable to be charged with the difference of duty as on the original instrument.
2. (2) The difference of duty shall be calculated having regard to, the extent of property situated in the State of Rajasthan and the proportionate consideration or market value of such extent of property.
3. (3) The party liable to pay duty on the original instrument shall upon receipt of notice from the registering officer, pay the difference of duty within the time allowed by such registering officer.
4. (4) Where deficiency in duty paid is noticed from the copy of any instrument, the Collector may suo-moto or on a reference from any court or any registering officer, require the production of the original instrument before him within the period specified by him for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the adequacy of the duty paid thereon, and the instrument so produced before the Collector, shall be deemed to have produced or come before him in the performance of his functions and the provisions of sections 35 and 51 shall, mutatis mutandis apply.
5. (5) In case the original instrument is not produced within the period specified by the Collector, he may require the payment of deficit duty, if any, together with penalty under section 44 on the copy of the instrument, within such time as may be prescribed.

1. (1) Where an instrument is chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect of any money expressed in any currency other than that of India, such duty shall be calculated on the value of such money in the currency of India according to the current rate of exchange on the day of the date of the instrument.
2. (2) The rate of exchange for conversion of British or any foreign currency into the currency of India, as may be prescribed by the Central Government, under sub-section (2) of section 20 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act No. 2 of 1899), for the purposes of calculating stamp duty, shall be deemed to be the current rate of exchange for the purposes of sub-section (1).

Where an instrument is chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect of any stock or of any marketable or other security, such duty shall be calculated on the value of such stock or security according to the average price or the value thereof on the day of the date of the instrument.

Where an instrument contains a statement of current rate of exchange, or average price, as the case may require, and is stamped in accordance with such statement, it shall, so far as regards the subject matter of such statement, be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be duly stamped.

Where interest is expressly made payable by the terms of an instrument, such instrument shall not be chargeable with duty higher than that with which it would have been chargeable had no mention of interest been made therein.

1. (1) Where an instrument (not being promissory note or bill of exchange),-
   • (a) is given upon the occasion of the deposit of any marketable security by way of security for money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan, or for an existing or future debt, or
   • (b) makes redeemable or qualifies a duly stamped transfer, intended as a security, of any marketable security, it shall be chargeable with duty as if it were an agreement or memorandum of an agreement chargeable with duty under Article-5(c) of the Schedule.
2. (2) A release or discharge of any such instrument shall only be chargeable with the like duty.

Where any property is transferred to any person in consideration, wholly or in part, of any debt due to him, or subject either certainly or contingently to the payment or transfer of any money or stock, whether being or constituting a charge or encumbrance upon the property or not, such debt, money or stock is to be deemed the whole or part, as the case may be, of the consideration in respect where of the transfer is chargeable with ad valorem duty: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any such certificate of sale as is mentioned in Article 17 of the schedule. Explanation- In the case of a sale of property subject to a mortgage or other encumbrance, any unpaid mortgage money or money charged together with the interest, if any, due on the same, shall be deemed to be part of the consideration for the sale: Provided that, where property subject to a mortgage is transferred to the mortgagee, he shall be entitled to deduct from the duty payable on the transfer the amount of any duty already paid in respect of the mortgage.

Where an instrument is executed to secure the payment of an annuity or other sum payable periodically, or where the consideration for a conveyance is an annuity or other sum payable periodically, the amount secured by such instrument or the consideration for such conveyance, as the case may be, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be,-

1. (a) Where the sum is payable for the definite period so that the total amount to be paid can be previously ascertained such total amount;
2. (b) Where the sum is payable in perpetuity or for an indefinite time not terminable with any life in being at the date of such instrument or conveyance, the total amount which, according to the terms of such instrument or conveyance, will or may be payable during the period of twenty years calculated from the date on which the first payment becomes due; and
3. (c) Where the sum is payable for an indefinite time terminable with any life in being at the date of such instrument or conveyance the maximum amount which will or may be payable as aforesaid during the period of twelve years calculated from the date on which the first payment becomes due.

Where the amount or value of the subject matter of any instrument chargeable with ad valorem duty, cannot be, or, in the case of an instrument executed before the commencement of this Act, could not have been, ascertained at the date of its execution or first execution, nothing shall be claimable under such instrument more than the highest amount or value for which, if stated in an instrument of the same description, the stamp actually used would, at the date of such execution, have been sufficient: Provided that, in the case of the lease of a mine in which royalty or a share of the produce is received as the rent or part of the rent, it shall be sufficient to have estimated such royalty or the value of such share, for the purpose of stamp duty,-

1. (a) when the lease has been granted by or on behalf of the Government, at such amount or value as the Collector may, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, have estimated as likely to be payable by way of royalty or share to the Government under the lease, or
2. (b) when the lease has been granted by any other person, at twenty thousand rupees a year; and the whole amount of such royalty or share, whatever it may be, shall be claimable under such lease: Provided further that, where proceedings have been taken in respect of an instrument under section 35 or 45, the amount certified by the Collector shall be deemed to be the stamp actually used at the date of execution.

1. (1) The consideration, if any, and all other facts and circumstances affecting the chargeability of any instrument with duty, or the amount of the duty with which it is chargeable, shall be fully and truly set forth therein.
2. (2) In the case of instruments relating to immovable property chargeable with an ad valorem duty on the market value of the property, the instrument shall fully and truly set forth the land revenue in the case of revenue paying land, the annual rental or gross assets, if any, in the case of other immovable property, the local rates, municipal or other taxes, if any, to which such property may be subject, and any other particulars which may be prescribed by rules made under this Act.

1. (1) Where any property has been contracted to be sold for one consideration for the whole, and is conveyed to the purchaser in separate parts by different instruments, the consideration shall be apportioned in such manner as the parties think fit, provided that a distinct consideration for each separate part is set forth in the conveyance relating thereto and such conveyance shall be chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect of such distinct consideration.
2. (2) Where property contracted to be purchased for one consideration for the whole, by two or more persons jointly, or by any person for himself and others, or wholly for others, is conveyed in parts by separate instruments to the persons by or for whom the same was purchased, for distinct parts of the consideration, the conveyance of each separate part shall be chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect of the distinct part of the consideration therein specified.
3. (3) Where a person, having contracted for the purchase of any property but not having obtained a conveyance thereof, contract to sell the same to any other person and the property is in consequence conveyed immediately to the sub-purchaser, the conveyance shall be chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect of the consideration for the sale by the original purchaser to the sub-purchaser.
4. (4) Where a person, having contracted for the purchase of any property but not having obtained a conveyance thereof, contracts to sell the whole, or any part thereof, to any other person or persons and the property is in consequence conveyed by the original seller to different person in parts, the conveyance of each part sold to a sub-purchaser shall be chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect only of the consideration paid by such sub-purchaser, without, regard to the amount or value of the original consideration; and the conveyance of the residue, if any, of such property to the original purchaser shall be chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect only of the excess of the original consideration over the aggregate of the consideration paid by the sub-purchasers: Provided that the duty on such last-mentioned conveyance shall in no case be less than ten rupees.
5. (5) Where a sub-purchaser takes an actual conveyance of the interest of the person immediately selling to him, which is chargeable with ad valorem duty in respect of the consideration paid by him and is duly stamped accordingly, any conveyance to be afterwards made to him of the same property by the original seller shall be chargeable with a duty equal to that which would be chargeable on a conveyance for the consideration obtained by such original seller, or where such duty would exceed fifty rupees, with a duty of fifty rupees. Explanation- For the purpose of this section, the consideration with respect to an instrument shall, where it relates to chargeability of ad valorem duty, be deemed to be the market value of the property.

In the absence of an agreement to the contrary the expense of providing the proper stamp shall be borne,-

1. (a) in the case of any instrument described in any of the following Articles of the Schedule, namely :- No. 2 (Administration bond) No. 6 (Agreement relating to deposit of title-deeds, pawn or pledge) No. 14 (Bond), No. 15 (Bottomry Bond), No. 25 (Customs Bond), No. 30 (Further charge-instrument of) No. 32 (Indemnity Bond), No. 37 (Mortgage deed), No. 48 (Release), No. 49 (Respondentia Bond), No. 50 (Security bond or Mortgage-deed), No. 51 (Settlement), -by the person drawing, making or executing such instrument;
2. (b) in the case of a conveyance (including a re-conveyance of mortgaged Property) - by the grantee; in the case of a lease or agreement to lease by the lessee or intended lessee; 1 (bb) in the case of a leave and licence agreement-by licence.
3. (c) in the case of a counterpart of a lease-by the lessor; 2 (cc) in the case of Bank Guarantee, Licence relating to arms and amunitions, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)- by the person in favour of whom instrument is executed.
4. (d) in the case of an instrument of exchange--by the parties in equal shares;
5. (e) in the case of certificate of sale--by the purchaser of the property to which such certificate relates;
6. (f) in the case of an instrument of partition-- by the parties thereto in proportion to their respective shares in the whole property partitioned, or when the partition is made in execution of an order passed by a revenue authority or Civil Court or arbitrator, in such proportion as such authority, Court or arbitrator directs; 3 (ff) in the case of a works contract or a sub-contract--by the Contractor or sub-contractor, as the case may be;
7. (g) in the case of any other instrument chargeable with stamp duty under this Act--by the person executing the instrument.

Any person receiving any money exceeding 2[five thousand rupees] in amount, or any bill of exchange, cheque or promissory note for an amount exceeding 2 five thousand rupees, or receiving in satisfaction or part satisfaction of a debt, any movable property exceeding 2 five thousand rupees in value, shall, on demand by the person paying or delivering such money, bill, cheque, note or property, give a duly stamped receipt for the same and any person receiving or taking credit for any premium or consideration for any renewal of any contract of fire-insurance, shall within one month after receiving or taking credit for such premium or consideration, give duly stamped receipt for the same.

For the purposes of this Act, the person from whom duty on an instrument is due, is,-

1. (a) the person liable under an agreement or under sections 19, 32 and 33, or
2. (b) where clause (a) does not apply, the executant of the instrument.

1. (1) When any instrument, whether executed or not and whether previously stamped or not, is brought to the Collector, and the person bringing it applies to have the opinion of that officer as to the duty, if any, with which it is chargeable, 1[and pays a fee of five hundred rupees], the Collector shall determine the duty, if any, with which in his judgment, the instrument is chargeable.
2. (2) For this purpose the Collector may require to be furnished with 2[a true copy or] an abstract of the instrument, and also with such affidavit or other evidence as he may deem necessary to prove that all the facts and circumstances affecting the chargeability of the instrument with duty, or the amount of the duty with which it is chargeable, are fully and truly set forth therein, and may refuse to proceed upon any such application until such 3[true copy or] abstract and evidence have been furnished accordingly : Provided that,-
   • (a) no evidence furnished in pursuance of this section shall be used against any person in any civil proceeding, except in an inquiry as to the duty with which the instrument to which it relates is chargeable; and
   • (b) every person by whom any such evidence is furnished shall, on payment of the full duty with which the instrument to which it relates, is chargeable, be relieved from any penalty which he may have incurred under this Act by reason of the omission to state truly in such instrument any of the facts or circumstances aforesaid.
3. (3) Where the Collector has reason to believe that the market value of the property has not been truly set forth in the instrument brought to him for determining the duty under sub-section(1) he may, after such inquiry as he may deem proper and after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the person bringing the instrument, determine the market value of such property for the purpose of duty.

1. (1) When an instrument brought to the Collector under section 35 is, in his opinion, one of a description chargeable with duty, and
   • (a) The Collector determines that it is already fully stamped, or
   • (b) the duty determined by the Collector under section 35, or such a sum as, with the duty already paid in respect of the instrument, is equal to the duty so determined, has been paid, the Collector shall certify by endorsement on such instrument that the full duty (stating the amount) with which it is chargeable, has been paid.
2. (2) When such instrument is, in his opinion, not chargeable with duty, the Collector shall certify in the manner aforesaid that such instrument is not so chargeable. 1 (2A) When an executed instrument brought to the Collector under section 35 is, in his opinion, one of the descriptions chargeable with duty and the duty determined by him exceeds the duty already paid in respect of the instrument, he shall require the payment of the balance amount within reasonable time as may be allowed by him and on payment of such amount the Collector shall certify by endorsement that the full duty (stating the amount), with which it is chargeable, has been paid.
3. (3) Any instrument upon which an endorsement has been made under this section, shall be deemed to be duly stamped or not chargeable with duty, as the case may be; and, if chargeable with duty, shall be receivable in evidence or otherwise, and may be acted upon and registered as if it had been originally duly stamped : Provided that nothing in this section shall authorize the Collector to endorse any instrument chargeable with a duty not exceeding ten paise or any bill of exchange or promissory note, when brought to him, after the drawing or execution thereof, on paper not duly stamped. Provided further that:
   • (a) any instrument executed or first executed in the State and brought to the Collector within one month of its execution or first execution, as the case may be; or
   • (b) any instrument executed or first executed out of State and brought to the Collector within three months after it has been first received in the State; shall be chargeable with duty as applicable at the time of its execution and where any instrument is presented to the Collector after the period specified above, such instrument shall be chargeable with duty as applicable at the time of its presentation and calculated on the basis of market value, wherever applicable, prevalent on the date of its presentation before the Collector and he may certify accordingly.

1. (1) Every person having by law or consent of parties authority to receive evidence, and every person incharge of a public office, except an officer of a police, before whom any instrument, chargeable, in his opinion, with duty, is produced or comes in the performance of his functions, shall, if it appears to him that such instrument is not duly stamped, impound the same.
2. (2) For that purpose every such person shall examine every instrument so chargeable and so produced or coming before him, in order to ascertain whether it is stamped with a stamp of the value and description required by the law in force in the State when such instrument was executed or first executed: Provided that,-
   • (a) nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require any Magistrate or Judge of a Criminal Court to examine or impound, if he does not think fit so to do, any instrument coming before him in the course of any proceeding other than a proceeding under Chapter IX or Part D of Chapter X of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act No. 2 of 1974);
   • (b) In the case of a Judge of a High Court, the duty of examining and impounding any instrument under this section may be delegated to such officer as the Court appoints in this behalf.
3. (3) For the purposes of this section in cases of doubt,--
   • (a) The State Government may determine what offices shall be deemed to be public offices; and
   • (b) The State Government may determine who shall be deemed to be persons incharge of public offices.
4. (4) When a person incharge of a public office, during the course of inspection or otherwise, detects from an instrument or copy thereof or when it appears therefrom to the person referred to in sub-section (1) that the instrument is not duly stamped, such person shall forthwith make a reference to the Collector in that matter.
5. (5) The Collector may, suo-moto or on such reference, call for the original instrument for ascertaining whether it is duly stamped and the instrument so produced shall be deemed to have been produced or come before him in the performance of his functions and in case the original instrument is not produced within the period specified by the Collector, he may require the payment of the proper duty or the amount required to make up the same together with the penalty under section 44.

Where any receipt chargeable with a duty not exceeding one rupee is tendered to or produced before any officer unstamped in the course of audit of any public account, such officer may in his discretion, instead of impounding the instrument, require a duly stamped receipt to be substituted therefore.

No instrument chargeable with duty under this Act shall be admitted in evidence for any purpose by any person having by law or consent of parties authority to receive evidence, or shall be acted upon, registered or authenticated by any such person or by any public officer, unless such instrument is duly stamped: Provided that,-

1. (a) any such instrument shall, subject to all just exceptions, be admitted in evidence on payment of, -
   • (i) the duty with which the same is chargeable, or in the case of an instrument insufficiently stamped, of the amount required to make up such duty, and 1[(ii) a penalty at the rate of two percent of the amount of the deficient duty per month or part thereof for the period during which the instrument remained insufficiently stamped or twenty five percent of the deficient stamp duty, whichever is higher, but such penalty shall not exceed to two times of the deficient stamp duty.]
2. (b) where a contract or agreement of any kind is effected by correspondence consisting of two or more letters and any one of the letters bears the proper stamp; the contract of agreement shall be deemed to be duly stamped.
3. (c) nothing herein contained shall prevent the admission of any instrument as evidence in any proceeding in a criminal court, other than a proceedings under chapter IX or Part D of Chapter X of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act No. 2 of 1974).
4. (d) nothing herein contained shall prevent the admission of any instrument in any court when such instrument has been executed by or on behalf of the Government or where it bears the certificate of the Collector as provided by section 36 or any other provision of this Act.
5. (e) nothing herein contained shall prevent the admission of a copy of any instrument or of an oral account of the contents of any instrument, if the stamp duty or a deficient portion of the stamp duty and penalty as specified in clause (a) is paid.
6. (f) nothing herein contained shall prevent the admission of any instrument in evidence in any court when stamp duty on such instrument has already been paid in advance in the form of a consolidated lump sum.
7. (g) nothing herein contained shall prevent the admission of any instrument in any court when such document has been executed by or on behalf of the Government or where it bears the Certificate of the Collector as provided by section 36 or any other provision of this Act.

Where an instrument has been admitted in evidence, such admission shall not, except as provided in section 71, be called in question at any stage of the same suit or proceeding on the ground that the instrument has not been duly stamped.

The State Government may make rules providing that, where an instrument bears a stamp of sufficient amount but or improper description, it may on payment of the duty with which the same is chargeable, be certified to be duly stamped, and any instrument so certified shall then be deemed to have been duly stamped as from the date of its execution.

1. (1) When the person impounding an instrument under section 37 has by law or consent of parties authority to receive evidence and admits such instrument in evidence upon payment of a penalty as provided by section 39 or of duty as provided by section 41, he shall sent to the Collector an authenticated copy of such instrument, together with a certificate in writing, stating the amount of duty and penalty levied in respect thereof, and shall sent such amount to the Collector, or to such person as he may appoint in this behalf.
2. (2) In every other case, the person so impounding an instrument shall send it in original to the Collector: Provided that where the person who produced the instrument, or any party interested, is prepared to pay the cost of preparing a copy of the instrument, then:-
   • (a) an authenticated copy of the instrument shall be got prepared by the person impounding the instrument;
   • (b) only the authenticated copy shall be sent to the Collector;
   • (c) the Collector shall take action on the authenticated copy as if it were the instrument in original; and
   • (d) any certificate to be endorsed with reference to the instrument by the Collector under clause (a) of sub- section (1) of section 44 or under sub-section (1) of section 46 shall be endorsed on the authenticated copy, ordinarily within 30 days of receipt of the instrument by the Collector and when that copy is received back by the person impounding the instrument that person shall copy the certificate on the original instrument and also authenticate such copy of the certificate.

1[Where a copy of an instrument which has been impounded only because it has been written in contravention of section 13 or section 14 is sent to the Collector under sub-section (1) of section 42, he may refund whole penalty paid in respect of such instrument.]

1. (1) When the Collector,--
   • (a) Impounds any instrument under section 37, or
   • (b) receives any instrument sent to him under sub-section(2) of section 42, and such instrument is chargeable with a duty under this Act, he shall adopt the following procedure,-
     • (i) if he is of opinion that such instrument is duly stamped or is not chargeable with duty, he shall certify by endorsement thereon that it is duly stamped, or that it is not so chargeable, as the case may be;
     • (ii) if he is of opinion that such instrument is chargeable with duty and is not duly stamped, he shall require the payment of proper duty or the amount required to make up the same, together with 2 a penalty at the rate of two percent of the amount of the deficient duty per month or part thereof for the period during which the instrument remained unstamped or insufficiently stamped or twenty five percent of the deficient stamp duty, whichever is higher, but not exceeding two times of the deficient stamp duty: Provided that, when such instrument has been impounded only because it has been written in contravention of section 13 or section 14, the Collector may, if he thinks, fit, remit the whole penalty prescribed by this section.
2. (2) Every certificate under clause (a) of sub-section (1), shall for the purpose of this Act, be conclusive evidence of matters stated therein.
3. (3) Where an instrument has been sent to the Collector under subsection (2) of section 42, the Collector shall, when he has dealt with it as provided by this section, return it to the impounding officer.

If any instrument chargeable with duty and not duly stamped under this Act, is produced by any person of his own motion before the Collector within one year from the date of its execution or first execution, and such person brings to the notice of the Collector the amount of the proper duty, and offers to pay to the Collector the amount of proper duty or the amount required to make up the same, and the Collector is satisfied that the omission to duly stamp such instrument has been occasioned by accident, mistake or urgent necessity he may, instead of proceeding under section 37 and 44 receive such amount and proceed further as hereinafter provided: Provided that where any instrument executed or first executed is brought to the Collector after the expiration of one month from the date of its execution or first execution, such instrument shall be chargeable with duty as applicable at the time of its presentation before the Collector under this section.

1. (1) When the duty and penalty, if any, leviable in respect of any instrument have been paid under section 39, section 44 or section 45, the person admitting such instrument in evidence or the Collector, as the case may be, shall certify by endorsement thereon that the proper duty or, as the case may be, the proper duty and penalty (stating the amount of each) have been levied in respect thereof, and the name and residence of the person paying them.
2. (2) Every instrument so endorsed shall thereupon be admissible in evidence, and may be registered and acted upon and authenticated as if it has been duly stamped, and shall be delivered on his application in this behalf to the person from whose possession it came into the hands of the officer, impounding it, or to such a person for whom he may direct: Provided that,--
   • (a) no instrument which has been admitted in evidence upon payment of duty and a penalty under section 39, shall be so delivered before the expiration of one month from the date of such impounding, or if the Collector has certified that its further detention is necessary and has not cancelled such certificate;
   • (b) nothing in this section shall affect the order XII, rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908).

The taking of proceedings or the payment of stamp duty, surcharge if any and penalty under this Chapter in respect of any instrument shall not bar the prosecution of any person who appears to have committed an offence against the stamp law in respect of such instrument: Provided that no such prosecution shall be instituted in the case of any instrument in respect of which such a penalty has been paid, unless it appears to the Collector that the offence was committed with an intention of evading payment of the proper duty.

1. (1) When any duty or penalty has been paid under section 39, section 41, section 44 or section 45, by any person in respect of any instrument, and by agreement or under the provisions of section 32, or any other enactment in force at the time such instrument was executed, some other person was bound to bear the expense of providing the proper stamp for such instrument, the first mentioned person shall be entitled to recover from such other person the amount of the duty or penalty so paid.
2. (2) For the purpose of such recovery any certificate granted in respect of such instrument under this Act shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein certified.
3. (3) Such amount may, if the Court thinks fit, be included in any order as to costs in any suit or proceeding to which such persons are parties and in which such instrument has been tendered in evidence and if the Court does not include the amount in such order, no further proceedings for the recovery of the amount shall be maintainable.

1. (1) Where any penalty is paid under section 39 or section 44, the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority may, upon application in writing made within one year from the date of the payment, refund such penalty wholly or in part.
2. (2) Where, in the opinion of the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Stamp duty in excess of that which is legally chargeable has been charged and paid under section 39 or section 44, such authority may upon application in writing made within three months of the order charging the same, refund the excess. 1 (3) Where stamp duty in excess of that which is legally chargeable has been charged or paid on the instrument at the time of the registration of such instrument the State Government or any officer authorized by the State Government by notification may, upon application in writing made within six months from the date of registration, refund the excess.

1. (1) If any instrument sent to the Collector under sub-section (2) of section 42 is lost, destroyed or damaged during transmission, the person sending the same shall not be liable for such loss, destruction or damage.
2. (2) When any instrument is about to be so sent, the person from whose possession it came into the hands of the person impounding the same, may require a copy thereof to be made at the expense of such first mentioned person and authenticated by the person impounding such instrument.

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908) and the rules made thereunder as inforce in Rajasthan where, in the case of any instrument relating to an immovable property chargeable with an advalorem duty on the market value of the property as set forth in the instrument, the registering officer has, while registering the instrument, reasons to believe that the market value of the property has not been truly set forth in the instrument, he may either before or after registering the instrument, send it in original to the Collector for taking action under sub-section (3).
2. (2) When through mistake or otherwise any instrument which is undervalued and not duly stamped is registered under the Registration Act, 1908, the registering officer may call for the original instrument from the party and, after giving the party liable to pay stamp duty an opportunity of being heard and recording the reasons in writing and furnishing a copy thereof to the party, impound it and on failure to produce such original instrument by the party, a true copy of such instrument taken out from the registration record shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be the original of such instrument and send it to the Collector for taking action under sub-section (3). 1(3) On receipt of the instrument under sub-section (1) or (2), the Collector shall, after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after holding an enquiry in the prescribed manner, determine the market value and stamp duty including the penalty at the rate of two percent of the amount of the deficient duty per month or part thereof for the period during which the instrument remained unstamped or insufficiently stamped or twenty five percent of the deficient stamp duty whichever is higher but not exceeding two time of the deficient stamp duty and surcharge, if any, payable thereon and if the amount of stamp duty including penalty and surcharge, if any, so determined exceeds the amount of stamp duty, including penalty and surcharge, if already paid, the deficient amount shall be payable by the person liable to pay the stamp duty including penalty and surcharge, if any.
3. (4) Where it appears to a person having by law or consent of parties authority to receive evidence or a person incharge of a public office, during the course of inspection or otherwise, except an officer of a police, that an instrument is undervalued such person shall forthwith make a reference to the Collector in that matter. 2 (5) The Collector may, suo-moto or on a reference mad under subsection (4) call for any examine any instrument not referred to him under sub-section (1) or (2), from any person referred to in subsection (4) or the executants or any other person for the purpose of satisfying himself as to correctness of the market value of the property, and if after such examination, he has reason to believe that the market value of such property has not been truly set forth in the instrument, he may determine in accordance with the procedure provided in sub-section (3) the market value and the amount of stamp duty, if any, payable thereon together with a penalty at the rate of two percent of the amount of the deficient duty per month or part thereof for the period during which the instrument remained unstamped or insufficiently stamped or twenty five percent of the deficient stamp duty, whichever is higher, but not exceeding two times of the deficient stamp duty, which shall be payable by the person liable to pay the stamp duty and penalty.
4. (6) Where for any reason the original document called for by the Collector under sub-section (5) is not produced or cannot be produced, the Collector may, after recording the reasons for its not production, call for a certified copy of the entries of the document from the registering officer concerned and exercise the power conferred on him under sub-section (5).
5. (7) For the purpose of inquiries under this section, the Collector shall have power to summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses. Including the parties to the instrument or any of them, and to compel the production of documents by the same means, and so far as may be in the same manner, as is provided in the case of civil court under Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).

With a view to rectifying any mistake apparent from the record, the Collector may amend any order made by him under this Act, within 1[two years] of the date of order either on his own motion or on the mistake being brought to his notice by person affected by the order: Provided that if any such amendment is likely to affect any person prejudicially, it shall not be made without giving to such person reasonable opportunity of being heard. 2 52-A. Reopening of ex parte orders--

1. (1) Where an order has been passed by the Collector ex parte under this Act, the aggrieved person may apply to the Collector for reopening of such order within thirty days from the date of communication of such order to him on the grounds that he did not receive the notice or summons issued to him in the matter or that he was prevented by sufficient cause from complying with any notice or summons issued to him.
2. (2) If the Collector is satisfied with the ground specified in the application made under sub-section (1), he shall reopen the ex parte order and after hearing the aggrieved person may pass such order as he may think proper in the circumstances of the matter within three months from the date of receipt of the application under sub-section (1). 3 52-B. Revision by the Inspector General of Stamp.-
3. (1) The Inspector General of Stamp may suo motu or otherwise, call for and examine the record of any proceeding under Chapter III, IV and V of this Act, and if he considers that any order passed therein by Collector is either erroneous or prejudicial to the interest of the State revenue, he may, after having made or after having caused to be made such enquiry as he considers necessary, and after having given to the party concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass such order or issue such direction as he deems proper under the circumstances of the case.
4. (2) No order or direction under sub-section (1) shall be passed or issued by the Inspector General of Stamp after expiry of a period of five years from the date on which the order sought to be revised was passed..

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Registration Act, 1908 (Act 16 of 1908) and the rules made there under as in force in Rajasthan, where the registering officer has, while registering a document or instrument, reasons to believe that the nature of the document or instrument has not been correctly mentioned, he may, either before or after registering such document or instrument, send it, in original, to the Collector for taking action under sub- section (3).
2. (2) When through mistake or otherwise any instrument which is misclassified and not duly stamped, is registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908), the registering officer may call for the original instrument from the party and, after giving the party liable to stamp duty an opportunity of being heard and recording the reasons in writing and furnishing a copy thereof to the party, impound it and on failure to produce such original instrument by the party, a true copy of such instrument taken out from the registration record shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be the original of such instrument and send it to the Collector for taking action under sub-section (3). 1(3) On receipt of document or instrument under sub-section (1) or (2), the Collector shall, after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, determine the correct nature of the document or instrument and the stamp duty including the penalty at the rate of two percent of the amount of the deficient duty per month or part thereof for the period during which the instrument remained unstamped or insufficiently stamped or twenty five percent of the deficient stamp duty, whichever is higher, but not exceeding two times of the deficient stamp duty, and surcharge if any payable thereon and may require the payment of the stamp duty including penalty and surcharge, if any, so determined or the amount required to make up the same.
3. (4) Where it appears to a person having by law or consent of parties authority to receive evidence or a person incharge of a public office, during the course of inspection or otherwise, except an officer of a police that a document or an instrument has not been correctly mentioned while registering it, such person shall forth with make a reference to the Collector to determine the correct nature thereof. 2 (5) The Collector may, suo-motu or on a reference made under subsection(4) or otherwise call for and examine any document or instrument not referred to him under sub-section (1) or (2), from any person referred to in sub-section (4) or the executant or any other person, which has been registered and returned to the executant or any other person for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the correctness with regard to the nature of the document or instrument and if he is satisfied, after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, that the nature of document or instrument had not correctly been mentioned or determined, he may determine the correct nature of the document or instrument and the stamp duty, if any, payable thereon together with a penalty at the rate of two percent of the amount of the deficient duty per month or part thereof for the period during which the instrument remained unstamped or insufficiently stamped or twenty five percent of the deficient stamp duty, whichever is higher, but not exceeding two times of the deficient stamp duty, and require payment of stamp duty including penalty, if any, so determined or the amount require to-make up the same.
4. (6) Where for any reason the original document or instrument called for by the Collector under sub-section (5) is not produced or cannot be produced, he may call for a certified copy of the document or instrument from the registering officer concerned and exercise the power conferred upon him in sub-section (5).

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything herein before contained, the registering officer shall, before making reference to the Collector under this Act, intimate to the parties concerned about the reference proposed to be made by him.
2. (2) In case the person liable to pay the duty offers to pay the amount of duty chargeable on such instrument, the registering officer shall, on payment of such duty, certify it on the instrument by endorsement and shall not make the references.

1. (1) If it appears to any registering officer or any other person that an instrument relating to a transaction compulsorily registerable under section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908) has not been presented for registration with a view to avoiding payment of stamp duty or for any other reason, he shall immediately inform the Collector concerned for taking necessary action under the Stamp Law.
2. (2) On receipt of information under sub-section (1) or suomotu, the Collector shall issue a notice to the party/parties referred to in the information received, with a view to ensuring that the instrument is presented alongwith full facts and circumstances as required under section 30 of the Act to determine the liability for payment of stamp duty.
3. (3) Upon service of notice where the instrument in question is presented before the Collector, he shall proceed as provided by section 51 and/or 53 of the Act, as the case may be.
4. (4) Where the party/parties served with notice do not present the instrument and/or appear before the Collector to 1[refute] the presumption of the information in question being correct, the Collector shall proceed to enquire into the correctness of the information in such manner as he deems fit.
5. (5) After the aforesaid enquiry, where it appears to the Collector that the instrument in question has not been presented for registration with a view to avoiding stamp duty, it shall be deemed to be a violation of section 30 of the Act and if such non production is with a view to concealing the consideration. if any, and all other facts and circumstances affecting the chargeability of the said instrument with duty, and the determination of such duty, the Collector shall launch a prosecution against the person concerned under section 73 or 75 of the Act, as the case may be.

1(1) All duties, penalties and other sums required to be paid under this chapter or under chapterIII may be recovered by the Collector by distress and sale of the movable or immovable property of the person, from whom the same are due, or by any other process for the time being in force for the recovery of arrears of land revenue.

1. (2) All duties, penalties and other sums required to be paid under this chapter or under chapter III shall be a charge on the property which is the subject matter of the instrument.
2. (3) An entry of the charge referred to in sub-section (2) shall be made in the indices specified in the Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act No. 16 of 1908) and such entry shall be deemed to be a notice under the said Act.
3. (4) Where the subject matter of the instrument is-
   • (i) a revenue land, a copy of the charge entered into the indices under sub-section (3) shall be sent to the Tehsildar concerned who shall enter the information in the land records; and
   • (ii) a land vested in, or placed at the disposal of, a local authority or a building or any part thereof situated within the area of a local authority, a copy of the charge entered into the indices under sub-section (3) shall be sent to the local authority concerned which shall get the information entered into the records maintained in respect of such land or building, as the case may be. 256-A. Power of Inspector General of Stamps to reduce or waive interest and penalty--
4. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, Inspector General of Stamps may on an application made in this behalf by a defaulter, reduce or waive the amount of interest or penalty or both upto a maximum limit of rupees twenty five thousand if the defaulter agrees to deposit the remaining amount of duties, penalties, interest and any other sums required to be paid by him under this Act within thirty days from such order.
5. (2) If the defaulter fails to deposit the amount specified in subsection (1) within the time specified in that sub-section, the order of reduction or waiver passed under sub-section (1) shall stand withdrawn on the expiry of aforesaid period of thirty days.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act No. 2 of 1899), no certificate or endorsement there-under in respect of an instrument chargeable in the State of Rajasthan with a higher rate of duty under this Act, shall be received in evidence, or be, in any way, valid, in respect of the payment of duty on such instrument unless the duty chargeable at the rates, provided in this Act has been paid, on such instrument.

Subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government as to the evidence to be required, or the inquiry to be made, the Collector may, on application made within the period prescribed in 1[section 59], and if he is satisfied as to the facts, make allowance for impressed stamps spoiled in the case hereinafter mentioned, namely;

1. (a) the stamp on any paper inadvertently and undesignedly spoiled, obliterated or by error in writing or any other means rendered unfit for the purpose intended before any instrument written thereon is executed by any person;
2. (b) the stamp on any document which is written out wholly or in part, but which is not signed or executed by any party thereto;
3. (c) in the case of bill of exchange payable otherwise than on demand or promissory notes,
   • (i) the stamp on any such bill of exchange signed by or on behalf of the drawer which has not been accepted or made use of in any manner whatever or delivered out of his hands for any purpose other than by way of tender for acceptance: Provided that the paper on which any such stamp is impressed does not bear any signature intended as for the acceptance of any bill of exchange to be afterwards written thereon.
   • (ii) The stamp on any promissory note signed by or on behalf of the maker which has not been made use of in any manner whatever or delivered out of his hands.
   • (iii) the stamp used or intended to be used for any such bill of exchange or promissory note signed by, or on behalf of the drawer thereof, but which from any omission or error has been spoiled or rendered useless, although the same, being a bill of exchange may have been presented for acceptance or accepted or endorsed, or, being a promissory note, may have been delivered to the payee: Provided that another completed and duly stamped bill of exchange or promissory note is produced identical in every particular, except in the correction of such omission or error as aforesaid, with the spoiled bill or note.
4. (d) The stamp used for an instrument executed by any party thereto which,-
   • (i) has been afterwards found by the parties to be absolutely void in law from the beginning;
   • (ii) has been afterwards found by the court to be absolutely void in law from the beginning under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963;
   • (iii) has been afterwards found unfit, by reason of any error or mistake therein, for the purpose originally intended;
   • (iv) by reason of the death of any person by whom it is necessary that it should be executed, without having executed the same, or of the refusal of any such person to execute the same, cannot be completed so as to effect the intended transaction in the form proposed;
   • (v) for want of the execution thereof by some material party, and his inability or refusal to sign the same, is in fact incomplete and insufficient for the purpose for which it was intended:
   • (vi) By reason of the refusal of any person to act under the same, or to advance any money intended to be thereby secured, or by the refusal of non-acceptance of any office thereby granted, totally fails of the intended purpose:
   • (vii) becomes useless in consequence of the transaction intended to be thereby effected being effected by some other instrument between the same parties and bearing a stamp of not less value;
   • (viii) is deficient in value and the transaction intended to be thereby effected has been effected by some other instrument between the same parties and bearing a stamp of not less value;
   • (ix) is inadvertently and undesignedly spoiled and in lieu whereof another instrument made between the same parties and for the same purpose is executed and duly stamped; Provided that in the case of an executed instrument, other than one falling under sub-clause (ii) of clause (d), no legal proceeding has been commenced in which the instrument could or would have been given or offered in evidence and that the instrument is given upto be cancelled: Explanation-- The certificate of the Collector under section 36 that the full duty with which an instrument is chargeable has been paid is an impressed stamp within the meaning of this section.

The application for relief under section 58 shall be made within the following periods, that is to say,--

1. (i) in the case mentioned in clause (d) (vi), within two months of the date of the instrument;
2. (ii) in the case of a stamped paper on which no instrument has been executed by any of the parties thereto within six months after the stamp has been spoiled;
3. (iii) in the case of a stamped paper in which an instrument has been executed by any of the parties thereto, within six months after the date of the instrument, or, if it is not dated, within six months after the execution thereof by the person by whom it was first or alone executed. Provided that-

1. (a) when, the spoiled instrument has been for sufficient reasons sent out of India, the application may be made within six months after it has been received back in India;
2. (b) When, from unavoidable circumstances, any instrument for which another instrument has been substituted cannot be given upto be cancelled within the aforesaid period, the application may be made within six months after the date of execution of the substituted instrument.

1"The Collector" may, without limit of time, make allowance for stamped papers used for printed form of instruments by any banker or by any incorporated company or other body corporate, if for any sufficient reason such forms have ceased to be required by the said banker, company or body corporate: Provided that such authority is satisfied that the duty in respect of such stamped papers has been duly paid.

1. (a) When any person has inadvertently used for an instrument chargeable with duty, a stamp of a description other than that prescribed for such instrument by the rules made under this Act, or a stamp of a greater value than was necessary, or has inadvertently used any stamp for an instrument not chargeable with any duty; or
2. (b) When any stamp used for an instrument has been inadvertently rendered useless under section 15, owing to such instrument having been written in contravention of the provisions of section 13. The Collector may, on application made within six months after the date of the instrument or, if it not dated, within six months after the execution thereof by the person by whom it was first or alone executed, and upon the instrument, if chargeable with duty, being re-stamped with the proper duty, cancel and allow as spoiled the stamp so misused or rendered useless.

In any case in which allowance is made for spoiled or misused stamps, the Collector may give in lieu thereof,-

1. (a) other stamps of the same description and value; or
2. (b) if required and he thinks fit, stamps of any other description to be of the same amount in value; or
3. (c) at his discretion, the same value in money deducting ten paise

When any person is possessed of a stamp or stamps which have not been spoiled or rendered unfit or useless for purpose intended, but for which he has no immediate use, the Collector shall repay to such person the value of such stamp or stamps in money, deducting ten paise for each rupee or portion of a rupee, upon such person delivering up the same to be cancelled, and proving to the Collector's satisfaction,--

1. (a) that such stamp or stamps were purchased by such person with a bonafide intention to use them; and
2. (b) that he had paid the full price thereof; and
3. (c) that they were so purchased within the period of six months next preceding the date on which they were so delivered: Provided that, where the person is a licensed vendor of stamps, the Collector may, if he thinks fit, make the repayment of the sum actually paid by the vendor without any such deduction as aforesaid. 163-A. Invalidation of stamps and saving.- Notwithstanding anything contained in section 58, 61, 62 & 63-
4. (a) any stamp which has been purchased on or after the date of commencement of the Rajasthan Finance Act, 2013 (Act No. 12 of 2013) (hereinafter referred to as the said date) shall be used or presented for claiming allowance within a period of six months from the date of purchase. Any such stamp, which has not been used or no allowance has been claimed in respect thereof within the period of six months from the date of purchase, shall be rendered invalid;
5. (b) any stamp which has been purchased but has not been used or no allowance has been claimed in respect thereof before the said date, may be used or presented for claiming the allowance under the relevant provisions of the Act within a period of six months from the said date. The stamp which has not been used or presented within the aforesaid period of six months shall be rendered invalid.

When any duly stamped debenture is renewed by the issue of a new debenture in the same terms, the Collector shall upon application made within one month, repay to the person issuing such debenture, the value of the stamp on the original or on the new debenture, whichever shall be less: Provided that the original debenture is produced before the Collector and cancelled by him in such manner as the State Government may direct. Explanation- A debenture shall be deemed to be renewed in the same terms within the meaning of this section notwithstanding the following changes,--

1. (a) the issue of two or more debentures in place of one original debenture, the total amount secured being the same;
2. (b) the issue of one debenture in place of two or more original debentures, the total amount secured being the same;
3. (c) the substitution of the name of the holder at the time of renewal for the name of the original holder; and
4. (d) the alteration of the rate of interest or the dates of payment thereof.

1. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the 1[Inspector General of Stamp or Collector] under Chapter IV and V and under clause (a) of the first provision to section 29 and under section 35 of the Act, may within 90 days from the date of order, apply to the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority for revision of such order: 2"Provided that the Inspector General of Stamp or any other officer authorised specially or generally by the Inspector General of Stamp may, if aggrieved by any order referred to in this subsection, may file revision before Chief Controlling Revenue Authority within 180 days from the date of the communication of the order.". 3Provided further that no revision application shall be entertained unless it is accompanied by a satisfactory proof of the payment of 4[twenty five percent] of the recoverable amount.
2. (2) The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority may suo-motu or on information received from the registering officer or otherwise call for and examine the record of any case decided in proceeding held by the 5[Inspector General of Stamp or] Collector for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety of the order passed and as to the regularity of the proceedings and pass such order with respect thereto as it may think fit. Provided that no such order shall be made except after giving the person affected a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.

1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the power to have general superintendence and control over Collectors shall vest in the Inspector General of Stamps.
2. (2) The Inspector General of Stamps shall specify the territorial jurisdiction of a Collector for the purpose of this Act, where there are more than one officer functioning as Collector.

The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority may state any case referred to it under section 65, or otherwise coming to its notice and refer such case, with its own opinion thereon, to the 2[High Court] : Provided that no reference shall be made under this section unless it is accompanied by a satisfactory proof of the payment of 3[Twenty five percent] of the recoverable amount.

If the High Court is not satisfied that the statements contained in the case are sufficient to enable it to determine the questions raised thereby, the 5[Court] may refer the case back to the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority by which it was stated to make such additions thereto or alterations therein as the Court may direct in that behalf.

1. (1) The 6[High Court] upon the hearing of any such case shall decide the questions raised thereby, and shall deliver its judgement thereon containing the grounds on which such decision is founded.
2. (2) The 6[High Court] shall send to the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority by which the case was stated, a copy of such judgement under the seal of the 6[High Court] and signature of the Registrar; and the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority shall, on receiving such copy, shall pass such orders as are necessary for disposal of the case conformably to such judgement.

1. (1) If any Court, feels doubt as to the amount of duty to be paid in respect of any instrument under proviso (a) to section 39, the judge may draw up a statement of the case and refer it, with his own opinion thereon, for the decision of the 2[High Court] to which, if he were the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, he would, under section 67, refer the same.
2. (2) Such 2[High Court] shall deal with the case as if it had been referred under section 67, and send a copy of its judgement under the seal of the 2[High Court] and the signature of the Registrar to the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority and another like copy to the judge making the reference, who shall, on receiving such copy, dispose of the case conformably to such judgement.
3. (3) Reference made under sub-section (1) when made by a Court subordinate to a District Court shall be made through the District Court and when made by any subordinate Revenue Court, shall be made through the Court immediately superior.

1. (1) When any Court in the exercise of its civil or revenue jurisdiction or any Criminal Court in any proceeding, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act No. 2 of 1974), makes any order admitting any instrument in evidence as duly stamped or as not requiring a stamp, or upon payment of duty and a penalty under section 39, the court to which appeals lie from, or references are made by, such first mentioned Court may, of its own motion, or on the application of the Collector, take such order into consideration.
2. (2) If such Court, after such consideration is of opinion that such instrument should not have been admitted in evidence without the payment of duty and penalty under section 39 or without the payment of a higher duty and penalty than those paid, it may record a declaration to that effect, and determine the amount of duty with which such instrument is chargeable, and may require any person in whose possession or power such instrument then is, to produce the same, and may impound the same when produced.
3. (3) When any declaration has been recorded under sub-section (2), the Court recording the same shall send a copy thereof to the Collector, and, where the instrument to which it relates has been impounded or is otherwise in the possession of such court, shall also send him such instrument.
4. (4) The Collector may thereupon, notwithstanding anything contained in the order admitting such instrument in evidence, or in any certificate granted under section 46, or in section 47, prosecute any person for any offence against the Stamp Law which the Collector considers him to have committed in respect of such instrument: Provided that,--
   • (a) no such prosecution shall be instituted where the amount which, according to the determination of such Court, was payable in respect of the instrument under section 39, is paid to the Collector, unless he thinks that the offence was committed with an intention of evading payment of the proper duty;
   • (b) Except for the purposes of such prosecution, no declaration made under this section shall affect the validity of any order admitting any instrument in evidence, or of any certificate granted under section 46.

1. (1) Where any amount of duty or surcharge is recoverable from a person as a result of any, order passed in any proceeding under this Act (including determination, appeal, revision, rectification or otherwise), he shall be liable to pay interest at the rate of twelve percent compounded per annum on the amount of duty or surcharge from the date of execution of such instrument until the date of payment of such amount.
2. (2) Where any amount of penalty is recoverable from a person as a result of any order passed under this Act, he shall be liable to pay interest at the rate of twelve percent compounded per annum on the amount of such penalty from the date of such order until the date of payment of such amount.

1. (1) Any person,-
   • (a) drawing, making, issuing, endorsing or transferring, or signing otherwise than as a witness, or presenting for acceptance or payment, or accepting, paying or receiving payment of, or in any manner negotiating, any bill of exchange payable otherwise than on demand or promissory note without the same being duly stamped; or
   • (b) executing or signing otherwise than as a witness any other instrument chargeable with duty without the same being duly stamped; or
   • (c) voting or attempting to vote under any proxy not duly stamped; shall for every such offence be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees; Provided that, when any penalty has been paid in respect of any instrument under section 39, section 44 or section 71, the amount of such penalty shall be allowed in reduction of the fine, if any, subsequently imposed under this section in respect of the same instrument upon the person who paid such penalty.
2. (2) If a share-warrant is issued without being duly stamped, the company issuing the same, and also every person who, at the time when it is issued, is the managing director or secretary or other principal officer of the company shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.

Any person required by section 12 to cancel an adhesive stamp and failing to cancel such stamp in the manner prescribed by that section, shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

Any person who, with intent to defraud the Government,--

1. (a) executes any instrument in which all the facts and circumstances required by section 30 to be set forth in such instrument are not fully and truly set forth; or
2. (b) being employed or concerned in or about the preparation of any instrument, neglects or omits fully and truly to set forth therein all such facts and circumstances; or
3. (c) does any other act calculated to deprive the Government of any duty or penalty under this Act; shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.

1. (1) Where any person liable to pay duty under this Act is convicted of an offence under section 75, in respect of any instrument (not being an instrument relatable to entry 91 of list I- Union List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution), the magistrate shall in addition to the punishment which may be imposed for such offence, recover summarily and pay to the Collector, the amount of duty, if any, due under this Act from such person in respect of that instrument and the Collector shall thereupon certify by endorsement on instrument that proper duty has been levied in respect thereof : Provided that if the person referred to in this sub-section has already paid any amount towards the duty payable under this Act in respect of the instrument in relation to which person was convicted, the magistrate shall recover only the difference in the amount of duty.
2. (2) The amount recoverable under sub-section (1) shall be recovered by the Magistrate, as if it were a fine imposed under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act No. 2 of 1974).

Any person who,-

1. (a) being required under section 33 to give a receipt, refuses or neglects to give the same; or
2. (b) with intent to defraud the government to any duty upon a payment of money or delivery of property exceeding five hundred rupees in amount or value, gives a receipt for an amount or value not exceeding five hundred rupees or separates or divides the money or property paid or delivered; shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

Any person who,-

1. (a) receives or takes credit for, any premium or consideration for any contract of insurance and does not, within one month after receiving, or taking credit for, such premium or consideration, make out and execute a duly stamped policy or such insurance; or
2. (b) makes, executes or delivers out any policy which is not duly stamped or pays or allows in account, or agrees to pays or allows in account, any money upon or in respect of, any such policy. shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.

Any person drawing or executing a bill of exchange payable otherwise than on demand or a policy of marine insurance purporting to be drawn or executed in a set of two or more, and not at the same time drawing or executing on paper duly stamped the whole number of bills or policies of which such bill or policy purports the set to consist, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

Any person who,-

1. (a) with intent to defraud the Government of duty, draws, makes or issues any bill of exchange or promissory note bearing a date subsequent to that on which such bill or note is actually drawn or made; or
2. (b) knowing that such bill or note has been so post-dated, endorses, transfers, presents for acceptance or payment, or accepts, pays or receives payment, of such bill or note, or in any manner negotiates the same; or
3. (c) with the like intent, practices or is concerned in any act, contrivance or device not specially provided for by this Act or any other law for the time being in force; shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.

Any person who commits a breach of the provisions of section 85 shall on conviction be punished,--

1. (i) for a first offence with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees;
2. (ii) for a second offence with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, but which shall not be less than two hundred and
3. (iii) for a third and subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.

1. (a) Any person appointed to sell stamps who disobeys any rule made under section 86, and
2. (b) any person not so appointed who sells or offers for sale any stamp (other than a ten paise or five paise adhesive stamp); shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

1. (1) No prosecution in respect of any offence punishable under this Act or any Act hereby repealed shall be instituted without the sanction of the Collector or such other officer as the State Government generally, or the Collector specially authorises in that behalf.
2. (2) The State Government or any officer generally or specially authorised by it in this behalf, may stay any such prosecution or compound any such offence.
3. (3) The amount of any such composition shall be recoverable in the manner provided by section 56.

Every such offence committed in respect of any instrument may be tried in any district in which such instrument is found as well as in any district in which such offence might be tried under the Code of Criminal Procedure for the time being in force.

1. (1) Every public officer 1[or the association or Stock Exchange referred to in section 2, 2[clause (ia) and (xxxvii)], having in his custody any registers. books, 3[records including electronic records, papers, documents or proceedings, the inspection] whereof may tend to secure any duty, or to prove or lead to the discovery of any fraud or omission in relation to any duty, shall at all reasonable times. permit any officer whose duty it is to see that proper duty has been paid or any other officer not below the rank of 4[Tehsildar] authorised in writing by the Collector to inspect for such purpose the registers, books, 5[records including electronic records, papers, documents and proceedings and to take] such notes and extracts as he may deem necessary, without fee or charge.
2. (2) Every such public officer shall also provide such registers books, 6[records including electronic records, papers, documents and proceedings] in original or authenticated copy to the Collector or any person authorised by the Collector on demand.

The State Government, may make rules for regulating -

1. (a) The supply and sale of stamps and stamped papers,
2. (b) The persons by whom alone such sale is to be conducted, and
3. (c) The duties and remuneration of such persons : Provided that such rules shall not restrict the sale of ten paise or five paise adhesive stamps.

1. (1) The State Government may make rules by a notification in the official Gazette, to carry out generally the purposes of this Act, and may by such rules prescribe the fines, which shall in no case exceed five thousand rupees, to be incurred on breach thereof.
2. (2) All rules made under this Act shall, be laid, as soon as may be after they are so made, before the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a period of not less than fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the session in which they are so laid or of the session immediately following the State Legislature makes any modification in any of such rules, or resolves that any such rule should not be made, such 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 thereunder.

Except for the provisions as to copies contained in section 8, nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to affect the duties chargeable under any enactment for the time being in force relating to court fees.

All stamps in denominations of annas four or multiples thereof shall be deemed to be stamps of the value of twenty-five paise, or, as the case may be, multiples thereof and shall, accordingly be valid for all the purposes of this Act.

The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act No. 2 of 1899), in so far as it relates to the subject matter relatable to entry 44 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution in respect of document specified in entry 91 of List I of the said Schedule, shall notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any law for the time being in force extend, to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.

1. (1) The Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as adapted in Rajasthan under the Rajasthan Stamp Law (Adaptation) Act, 1952 (No. VII of 1952), except in so far as it relates to documents specified in entry 91 of List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, is hereby repealed and the provisions of the Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 8 of 1955), shall apply to such repeal: Provided that the repeal hereby shall not affect,--
   • (i) any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred or anything done or suffered;
   • (ii) any legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, title, obligation or liability; under the provisions of the enactment hereby repealed and any such proceeding may be instituted, continued and disposed of and any such remedy may be enforced as if this Act had not been passed.
2. (2) Any appointment, notification, notice, order, rule or form made or issued under the enactment hereby repealed shall be deemed to have been made or issued under the provisions of this Act, in so far as such appointment, notification, notice, order, rule or form is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and shall continue in force, unless and until it is superseded by an appointment, notification, notice, order, rule or form made or issued under this Act.