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Section 16. Penalty for fraudulent conveyance of property to prevent distress
THE PUDUCHERRY REVENUE RECOVERY ACT, 1970
Act no. 14 of 19701970In forcePuducherry (State Act)
16. Where a defaulter makes any fraudulent conveyance of property to prevent the distress for arrears, any civil court of competent jurisdiction, upon proof thereof, shall summarily cause the property to be delivered up to the distrainer: Provided that nothing in this section shall preclude the defaulter from being proceeded with under Section 424 of the Indian Penal Code.