CrPC § 459 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 459 CrPC — Power to sell perishable property
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 505 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 505 — Power to sell perishable property
If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is less than ten thousand rupees, the Magistrate may at any time direct it to be sold; and the provisions of sections 503 and 504 shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of such sale.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 505 in full