What is Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused? What is Appeal against orders under Section 452 or Section 453? What is destruction of libelous and other matter? Section 453, 454 and 455 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973

Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused, Appeal against orders under Section 452 or Section 453 and Destruction of libellous and other matter are defined under Section 453, 454 and 455 of CRPC 1973. Provisions under these sections are:

 

Section 453 of CRPC "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 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 purchase 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 purchase be delivered to him.

 

 

Section 454 of CRPC "Appeal against orders under Section 452 or Section 453"

(1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by a Court under Section 452 or Section 453, may appeal against it to the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from convictions by the former Court.

(2) On such appeal, the Appellate Court may direct the order to be stayed pending disposal of the appeal, or may modify, alter or annul the order and make any further orders that may be just.

(3) The powers referred to in sub-section (2) may also be exercised by a Court of appeal confirmation or revision while dealing with the case in which the order referred to in sub-section (1) was made.

 

Section 455 of CRPC "Destruction of libelous and other matter"

 (1) On a conviction under Section 292, Section 293, Section 501 or Section 502 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), the Court may order the destruction of all the copies of the 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 Section 272, Section 273, Section 274 or Section 275 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), order the food, drink, drug or medical preparation in respect of which the conviction was had, to be destroyed.