The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 — back to Table of Contents
Section 46. Forfeiture of goods
Where a person is convicted under sections 39, 40 or 41, or is acquitted of an offence under section 39 on proof of absence of intent to defraud, or acquitted under section 40 on proof of the innocent-dealing defences in that section, the court may direct forfeiture to the Government of all goods and things by means of which, or in relation to which, the offence was committed (or would have been committed but for that proof).
A forfeiture ordered on conviction can be appealed alongside an appeal against the conviction. A forfeiture ordered on acquittal, where the goods exceed fifty rupees in value, can be separately appealed within thirty days to the court that would hear appeals from that court’s sentences. Where forfeiture follows a conviction, the convicting court may order the forfeited articles destroyed or otherwise disposed of as it thinks fit.
