Section 83: Seizure of property of arrested person

On the arrest of a person suspected to have committed any offence under this Act or any other relevant law; the Court may, in addition to any money taken out of his possession, order the seizure and sale of any property found on him or in any place known to belong to him or to be in his possession or under his control, or any property known to belong to him (whether movable or immovable), or any property suspected to be the proceeds of or obtained through the commission of any such offence, and at the conclusion of the trial, the Court may use such property or its proceeds, as appropriate, to satisfy the smuggled person, either in restitution of any money or property taken from him in the course of or as a result of the commission of such offence, or as compensation for any injury, loss or damage suffered by such smuggled person.