Section 23: Power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of Act .-(1) Any postal article sent by post in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act may be detained and either returned to the sender or forwarded to destination, in each case charged with such additional postage (if any) as the Central Government may by rule, direct

Q: What does Section 23 of The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (TIPOA) deal with?

Section 23 TIPOA pertains to "Power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of Act .-(1) Any postal article sent by post in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act may be detained and either returned to the sender or forwarded to destination, in each case charged with such additional postage (if any) as the Central Government may by rule, direct". It is part of the The Indian Post Office Act, 1898, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 23 of The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (TIPOA) governs power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of Act .-(1) Any postal article sent by post in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act may be detained and either returned to the sender or forwarded to destination, in each case charged with such additional postage (if any) as the Central Government may by rule, direct. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 23 TIPOA still in force?

Yes, Section 23 of the The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 23 TIPOA?

धारा 23 TIPOA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 23 of the The Indian Post Office Act, 1898. Section 23 of The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (TIPOA) governs power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of Act .-(1) Any postal article sent by post in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act may be detained and either returned to the sender or forwarded to destination, in each case charged with such additional postage (if any) as the Central Government may by rule, direct. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 23 TIPOA?

Dhara 23 TIPOA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 23 of the The Indian Post Office Act, 1898. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 23 of The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (TIPOA) governs power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of Act .-(1) Any postal article sent by post in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act may be detained and either returned to the sender or forwarded to destination, in each case charged with such additional postage (if any) as the Central Government may by rule, direct. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 23 of The Indian Post Office Act, 1898?

Cite as: "Section 23, The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (TIPOA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Indian Post Office Act, 1898, § 23 (India).

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(2)

Any officer in charge of post office or authorised by the Post Master General in this behalf may open or unfasten any newspaper or any book, pattern or sample packet, in course of transmission by post, which he suspects to have been sent by post in contravention of [section 20, clause (a), or of] section 21 or of any of the provisions of this Act relating to postage.

(3)

Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1)-

(a) any postal article sent by post in contravention of the provisions of section 19 [or section 19-A] [ Inserted by Act 7 of 1958, Section 3.] may, under the authority of the Post Master General, if necessary, be opened and destroyed; and

(b) [ any postal article sent by post in contravention of the provisions of section 20 may be disposed of in such manner as the Central Government may by rule direct.] [ Substituted by Act 3 of 1912, for Clause (b).]

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