law: The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
  7. Powers of
  
  investigating officers and appeal against order of Designated Authority.-
  1.  If
  
  an officer (not below the rank of Superintendent of Police) investigating an
  
  offence committed under this Act, has reason to believe that any property in
  
  relation to which an investigation is being conducted, represents proceeds of
  
  terrorism, he shall, with the prior approval in writing of the Director General
  
  of the Police of the State in which such property is situated, make an order
  
  seizing such property and w ere it is not practicable to seize such property,
  
  make an order of attachment directing that such property shall not be
  
  transferred or otherwise dealt with except with the prior permission of the
  
  officer making such order, or of the Designated Authority before whom the
  
  properties seized or attached are produced and a copy of such order shall be served
  
  on the person concerned.
  2.  For
  
  the removal of doubts, it is hereby provided that where an organisation is
  
  declared as a terrorist organisation under this Act and the investigating
  
  officer has reason to believe that any person has custody of any property which
  
  is being used or s intended to be used for the purpose of such terrorist
  
  organisation, he may, by an order in writing, seize or attach such property.
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  investigating officer shall duly inform the Designated Authority within
  
  forty-eight hours of the seizure or attachment of such property.
  4.    It
  
  shall be open to the Designated Authority before whom the seized or attached
  
  properties are produced either to confirm or revoke the order of attachment so
  
  issued: Provided that an opportunity of making a representation by the person
  
  whose property is being attached shall be given.
  5. In
  
  the case of immovable property attached by the investigating officer, it shall
  
  be deemed to have been produced before the Designated Authority, when the
  
  investigating officer notifies his report and places it at the disposal of the
  
  Designated Authority.
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    The
  
  investigating officer may seize and detain any cash to which this Chapter
  
  applies if he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that-
  a.   it is intended to be
  
  used for the purposes of terrorism;
  b.   it forms the whole or
  
  part of the resources of an organisation declared as terrorist organisation
  
  under this Act:
  Provided that the
  
  cash seized under this sub-section by the investigating officer shall be
  
  released not later than the period of forty-eight hours beginning with the time
  
  when it is seized unless the matter involving the cash is before the Designated
  
  Authority and such Authority passes an order allowing its retention beyond
  
  forty-eight hours. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section,
  
  "cash" means-
  a.   coins and notes in
  
  any currency;
  b.   postal orders;
  c.   traveller's cheques;
  d.   banker's drafts; and
  e.   such other monetary
  
  instruments as the Central Government or, as the case may be, the State
  
  Government may specify by an order made in writing.
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    Any
  
  person aggrieved by an order made by the Designated Authority may prefer an
  
  appeal to the Special Court and the Special Court may either confirm the order
  
  of attachment of property or seizure so made or revoke such order and release
  
  the property.