Section 183: Return of stolen property
consolidated text (as at 2011, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
183. Return of stolen property
(1) Where an information is lodged against a person, for a crime or misdemeanour in stealing, taking, obtaining, or converting, or in knowingly receiving
property and he is convicted of the crime or misdemeanour, the Court—
(a) shall order the property to be restored to its owner or
representative;
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(b) may make writs of restitution for the property or order the restitution of the property in a summary manner.
(2) Where it appears that valuable security has been bona fide paid or
discharged by some person liable to the payment or, being a negotiable instrument, has been bona fide taken or received by transfer or delivery by
some person for a just and valuable consideration, without a notice or without reasonable cause to suspect that the security had been stolen, taken,
obtained, or converted by a crime or misdemeanour, the Court shall not order
the restitution of such security.