law: Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976
  19. Power to take possession-
  (1) Where any property has been declared to be
  
  forfeited to the Central Government under this Act, or where the person
  
  affected has failed to pay he fine due under sub-section(1) of Section 9 within
  
  the time allowed therefor under sub-section (3) of that section, the competent
  
  authority may order the person affected as well as any other person who may be
  
  in possession of the property to surrender or deliver possession thereof to the
  
  competent authority or to any person duly authorized by it in this behalf
  
  within thirty days of the of the service of the order.
  (2) If any person refuses or fails to comply
  
  with an order made under sub-section (1), the competent authority may take
  
  possession of the property and may for that purpose use such force as may be
  
  necessary.
  (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in
  
  sub-section (2), the competent authority may, for the purpose of taking
  
  possession of any property referred to in sub-section (1), requisition the
  
  service of any police officer to assist the competent authority and it shall be
  
  the duty of such officer to comply with such requisition.