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Section 36 — Powers to impose additional fine where article or currency or security is not available for confiscation
Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 18 September 2026
On conviction of a person whose act or omission made an article, currency or security liable to confiscation, the court may — if the property is not available for confiscation — impose a fine of up to five times its value or ₹1,000, whichever is more, in addition to any other fine under the Act.
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