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(: b y pcrson \vl10- Certain acts of {L' 1ffe1.s to 3 l>awnbrokc~ an art iclc by wag pawner9 (1' of pavn. rc:ng unablc or refusing to give a satisfac- ~;,~.unis" tory accolnt of the ~tuxlls by which he became possessed rr' the article ; or I (i, ~ilfully gives false infor4mnlion to a pawn- broker s AI wl~ether article ofre~cel by Ilin, in pawn to the pambroker is his own propcrt:y or not, o r :is - I nrr substituted for the original bec~ion 16 by section 12 of tlz M Nadu Pawnbrokerr (Amendmtnt) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu k t 3 1 1 1961). 1%%58-~ \ to his name and address, or as to the name and address of the owner of the article ; or ....- (c) not being entitled to redeem, and not having any wlour of title by law to redeem, a pledge, attempts or endeavours to redeem the same ; F 1 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may ' i extend to one hundred rupees or w:th both. / (2) In every case falling under sub-sstion (11, ,i and also in any case where, on an article being offered in pawn, for sale, or otherwise, to a pawnbroker he I reasol~ably suspects that It has been stolen or otherwise illegally or clandestinely obtained, the pawnbroker I Y shall, in the absence of reasotlable excuse inquire into the name and address of the pesson concei ned, and seize and detain such person and the artici?, if any, and fort h11~;tli con~~nu~licate to the ncares t police station the facts of the case a~ld shall deliver the person and the .?rt:cle, if any, seized to the police. * t (3) A l ~ s t of properties believer! to Ilnve becll Rtolellmay be delivered by the police to any pawn- broker licensed undcr this Act and thereupon it shall be the duty of such pawnbrokes- ( a ) ~f any astlcle ans~r.erii~g the description of ally of the properties set forth in any such list is offered to him in pawn, for sale, or othe~wise, to pro- ceed in accordancc nti t h the ~ T O V ~ S ' O B S of sub-section (b) if any SLLC~I art iclc is ihlready in Ilis posses- sion, forthwith to colllniullicntc to the ilearcst police station the facts of the case (ilkchdjlg filll pnrticuIa1.s as to the name alld address of Lllc perso11 concerlled ifi the delive~y of the article to t hc pq\Vnbrokcr) also, ired by the police, to delivcr thc asticIc to \ 917 I 1 1943 : T.N. Act XXIII] Pn~vttbrokers I I f I , f