Act Number: 21

Act Name: The Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990

Year: 1990

Enactment Date: 1990-09-10

Long Title: An Act to enable certain special powers to be conferred upon members of the armed forces in the disturbed areas in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 6: Arrested persons and seized property to be made over to the police.
    Any person arrested and taken into custody under this Act and every property, arms, ammunition or explosive substance or any vehicle or vessel seized under this Act, shall be made over to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station with the least possible delay, together with a report of the circumstances occasioning the arrest, or as the case may be, occasioning the seizure of such property, arms, ammunition or explosive substance or any vehicle or vessel, as the case may be.
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