Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Nothing in this Act, shall be deemed to prevent the ' Compet$ot Authority pwcr to re~ease pro- from directing at any time the immediate relase of any property seize under section perty seized. 16 and, the withdrawal of any charge made in respect of such property in accor- 1941m dance with provisions 'of section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973 : Provided that where a reboit hab been 'mad6 'to the ~ a ~ i s t r a i e of the property seized under section 16, the Competent Authority shall not release the property without the c~nsent in writing of such Magistrate 'if! a case is pending before him, and in other cues ivithoul prevlous , intimation '-to him.- . , - , . . co-lion