Indian Post Office Act, 1898
39. Final disposal of undelivered postal articles
Undelivered postal
articles which cannot be disposed of under the foregoing provisions, shall be
detained in the office of the Post Master General for such further period (if
any), and shall be dealt with in such manner, as the Central Government may, by
rule, direct:
Provided that-
(a) letters and
postcards shall be destroyed;
(b) money or saleable
property, not being of a perishable nature, found in any undelivered postal
article, shall be detained for a period of one year in the office of the Post
Master General, and, if on the expiration of that period no person has
established his right thereto, shall, if money, be credited to the Post Office,
and, if saleable property, be sold, the sale-proceeds being credited to the
Post Office.