(1) Every person in possession of money,
accounts, records or other property pertaining to a Gram Panchayat or
Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad shall on the requ isition in writing of the
Chief Executive Officer for this purpose, forthwith hand over such money
or deliver up such accounts, records or other prope rty to the Chief
Executive Officer or the person authorised in the r equisition to receive the
same.
(2) The Chief Executive Officer may also take steps to recover any money
due by such person in the same manner and for the r ecovery of the arrears of
land revenue from defaulters and for the purpose of recovering the accounts,
records or other property appertaining to the Gram Panchayat or Panchayat
Samiti or Zila Parishad, may issue a search warrant and exercise all such
powers with respect thereto as may lawfully be exer cised by a Magistrate
under the provisions of Chapter VII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
(Act 2 of 1974).
(3) Every person knowing where any money, accounts, records or other
property appertaining to a Gram Panchayat or Pancha yat Samiti or Zila
Parishad are concealed, shall be bound to give info rmation of the same to the
Chief Executive Officer.
(4) An appeal shall lie against the order of the Ch ief Executive Officer,
under the section, to the Commissioner.
Section 89 • THE BIHAR PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 2006
Section 89. Right to requisition records
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Section 89
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