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Whoever being a pawn-broker, dealer in second hand' property, or to report to police worker in metals, or reasonably believed. by the Commissioner to be such a posses- person, and having received from a police officer written or printed information sion. elc. of properly in relation to any property suspected to have been transferred by any offence suspected mentioned in Section 41 0 of the. Indian Penal Code. 1 860 or any offence 45 01 laso. to be stolen. punishable under Section 41 7, Section 4-1 8, Section 41 9 or Section 420 of the said Code, is found in possession or, after the receipt of such information, comes into possession or has an offer, either by way of sale, pawn, exchange, or for custody, alteration or otherwise, .. , howsoever made to him, of property answering the description contained in such information, shall, unless- (i) he forthwith gives information to the Commissioner or at a police station of, such~possession or offers and takes all reasonable. means .to ascertain and to give information as aforesaid of the name and address of the personfrom whom the possession or offer was received; or (ii) the properly, being an article of common wearing apparel or otherwise, is incapable of identification from the written or printed information given and has been in no way concealed after the receipt of such information, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees in respect of each such article of property so in his possession or offered to ' him. MellinLI, etc.