law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  459.Power to sell perishable property.-
  If the person entitled to the possession of such property is
  
  unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or
  
  if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale
  
  would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is
  
  less than ten rupees, the Magistrate may at any time direct it to be sold; and
  
  the provisions of sections 457 and 458 shall, as nearly as may be practicable,
  
  apply to the net proceeds of such sale.