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Procedure as to pmshable prope1ty seized unde1 sect!Oil 5~. ( I) Notwithstanding anvthing hetembefore contained- (a) The Magistrate may direct the sale of any propel ty seized under section 52, wluch is subject to speedy and natural decay ; and (b) If m the opiniOn of the officer scizwg such property. It IS not possible to obtam the orders of the Magistrate unde1 clause (a) in time, such officer may sell the p10perty hrmself, rem1t the sale p1 occeds into the neat est Gove1 nment Treasury, and make a report of such seiZure, sale and remittance to the Magistrate and thereupon the Magi- strate shall take such measures as may be necessary f01 the tnal of the accused. (2) The Magi~trate may deal with the p10ceeds of the' ~ale of any ptoperty held under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-sectiOn (1) in the same manner as he might have dealt with the propel ty If 1t had not been sold.