{
    "act_title": "THE BIHAR PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 2006",
    "act_slug": "bihar-panchayat-raj-act-2006",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "89",
        "title": "Section 89. Right to requisition records",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "(1) Every person in possession of money, \naccounts, records or other property pertaining to a  Gram Panchayat or \nPanchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad shall on the requ isition in writing of the \nChief Executive Officer for this purpose, forthwith  hand over such money \nor deliver up such accounts, records or other prope rty to the Chief \nExecutive Officer or the person authorised in the r equisition to receive the \nsame. \n(2) The Chief Executive Officer may also take steps  to recover any money \ndue by such person in the same manner and for the r ecovery of the arrears of \nland revenue from defaulters and for the purpose of  recovering the accounts, \nrecords or other property appertaining to the Gram Panchayat or Panchayat \nSamiti or Zila Parishad, may issue a search warrant  and exercise all such \npowers with respect thereto as may lawfully be exer cised by a Magistrate \nunder the provisions of Chapter VII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 \n(Act 2 of 1974). \n(3) Every person knowing where any money, accounts,  records or other \nproperty appertaining to a Gram Panchayat or Pancha yat Samiti or Zila \nParishad are concealed, shall be bound to give info rmation of the same to the \nChief Executive Officer. \n(4) An appeal shall lie against the order of the Ch ief Executive Officer, \nunder the section, to the Commissioner.",
        "footnote": "",
        "is_definition": false,
        "sort_order": 940
    },
    "prev_section": "88",
    "next_section": "96"
}