Section 39
Final disposal of undelivered postal articles.
The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Post Offices in India.
Undelivered postal articles which cannot be
disposed of under the foregoing provisions, shall be detained in the office of the Post Master General for
such further period (if any), and shall be dealt with in such manner, as the Central Government may, by
rule, direct:
Provided that--
(a) letters and postcards shall be destroyed;
(b) money or saleable property, not being of a perishable nature, found in any undelivered postal article, shall be detained for a period of one year in the office of the Post Master General, and, if on the expiration of that period no person has established his right thereto, shall, if money, be credited to the Post Office and, if saleable property, be sold, the sale-proceeds being credited to the Post Office.
Provided that--
(a) letters and postcards shall be destroyed;
(b) money or saleable property, not being of a perishable nature, found in any undelivered postal article, shall be detained for a period of one year in the office of the Post Master General, and, if on the expiration of that period no person has established his right thereto, shall, if money, be credited to the Post Office and, if saleable property, be sold, the sale-proceeds being credited to the Post Office.