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(1) Any officer authorized in this behalf by the 35[State] Government by a general or special order may, with a view to carrying out the purposes of this Act, by order require any person to furnish to him such information in such person’s possession relating to any land which is requisitioned or is continued under requisition or is intended to be requisitioned or continued under requisition 36[under this Act]. (2) Every person required to furnish such information as is referred to in sub section (1) shall be deemed to be legally bound to do so within the meaning of sections 176 and 177 of the Indian Penal Code.