Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984
49. Securing
possession of records, etc.-
1.
If
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a. the records
(including registers and books of accounts) of a multi-State cooperative
society are likely to be tampered with or destroyed or the funds or other
property of such society are likely to be misappropriated or misapplied; or
b. the board of a
multi-State cooperative society is reconstituted at a general meeting of the
society; or
c. the board of a
multi-State cooperative society is removed by the Central Registrar under
sub-section (1) of section 48; or
d. a multi - State
cooperative society is ordered to be wound up under section 77 and the outgoing
members of the board refuse to hand over charge of the records and property of
the society to those having, or entitled to receive such charge, the Central
Registrar may apply to the magistrate within whose jurisdiction the multi-State
cooperative society functions for securing the records and property of the
society.
1.
2.
On
receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the magistrate may, by a
warrant authorise any police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector to
enter and search any place where such records and property are kept or are
believed to be kept and to seize such records and property; and the records and
property so seized shall be handed over to the new board or administrator of
the multi-State cooperative society or the liquidator, as the case may be.
3.
Every
such search and seizure shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.