Recovery of amount of deficit stamp duty

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Chapter VII Criminal Offences and Procedure

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(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) 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).

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