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A raiyat may make over his holding temporarily on trust for cultivation – (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 20 and 21 in the event of,- (a) a raiyat’s temporary absence from the village, or (b) his sickness or physical incapacity, or (c) loss of plough cattle due to any cause beyond his control, or (d) the raiyat being a widow or minor, He may, after informing by registered post the village headman, mulraiyat or landlord, as the case may be, and the sub-divisional Officer, make over his holding temporarily on trust for cultivation to a raiyat of the Santal Parganas. (2) In cases covered by clauses (a) and (c) of sub-section (1), if no period has been stipulated, and the raiyat does not resume cultivation himself, the holding shall be presumed to be abandoned after the expiry of a period of ten years. (3) Any transfer of a holding for cultivation, temporary or otherwise, made otherwise than under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a transfer made in contravention of sub-section (1) of Section