Court power to order forfeiture enables confiscation of property used in offences to the Central Government alongside sentencing. A court trying an offence under the Act may, in addition to any sentence, direct that any money, goods or other property in respect of which the offence was committed be forfeited to the Central Government; 'property in respect of which an offence has been committed' includes bank deposits where the property is converted into such deposits.
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Court power to order forfeiture enables confiscation of property used in offences to the Central Government alongside sentencing.
A court trying an offence under the Act may, in addition to any sentence, direct that any money, goods or other property in respect of which the offence was committed be forfeited to the Central Government; "property in respect of which an offence has been committed" includes bank deposits where the property is converted into such deposits.
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