(4) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any Court from delivering any property under the
provisions of subsection (1) to any person claiming to be entitled to the possession thereof, on his executing
a bond with or without sureties to the satisfaction of the Court engaging to restore such property to the
Court if the order made under this section is modified or set aside on appeal.]
Explanation. In this section the term "property" includes in the case of property regarding which an
offence appear to have been committed, not only such property as has been originally in the possession or
under the control of any party, but also any property into or for which the same may have been converted or
exchanged, and anything acquired by such conversion or exchange, whether immediately or otherwise.
518. Order may take form of reference to District. In lieu of itself passing an order under section
517, the Court may direct the property to be delivered to 1[a Magistrate of the First Class] who shall in such
cases deal with it as if it had been seized by the police and the Seizure had been reported to him in the
manner hereinafter mentioned.
519. Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused. When any person is convicted of
any offence which includes, or amounts to, theft or receiving stolen property, and it is proved that any other
person has bought the stolen property from him without knowing, or having reason to believe, that the same
was stolen, and that any money has on his arrest been taken out of the possession of the convicted person,
the Court may, on the application of such purchaser and on the restitution of the stolen property to the
person entitled to the possession thereof, order that out of such money a sum not exceeding the price paid
by such purchaser be delivered to him.
520. Stay of Order under Section 517,518 or 519. Any Court of appeal, confirmation, reference or
revision may direct any order under Section 517, Section 518, or Section 519, passed by a Court subordinate
thereto, to be stayed pending consideration by the former Court, and may modify, alter or annul such order
and make any further orders that may be just.
521. Destruction of libellous and other matter._(1) On a convict under the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV
of 1860), section 292, section 293 section 501 or section 502, the Court may order the destruction of all the
copies of that thing in respect of which the conviction was had, and which are in the custody of the Court or
remain in the possession or power of the person convicted.
(2) The Court may, in like manner, on a conviction under Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Section
272, Section 273, Section 274 or Section 275, order the food, drink, drug or medical preparation in respect
of which the conviction was had to be destroyed.
522. Power to restore possession of immoveable property.(1) Whenever a person is onvicted of an
offence, 2[of cheating or forgery or of an offence] attended by criminal force 3[or show of force or by
criminal intimidation] and it appears to the Court that by such 2[cheating forgery,] force 3[or Show of force
or criminal intimidation] any person has been dispossessed of any immoveable, property, the Court may, if it
thinks fit,
1 Subs. and added by Ord. 37 of 2001, s. 73 (w.e.f. 1482001.).
2 Ins. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (17 of 184), s.2.
3 Ins. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s. 143.
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