Section 429 — Power to seek assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, etc

1[(1) The Tribunal may, in
any proceedings for winding up of a company under this Act or in any proceedings under the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), in order to take into custody or under its control all property,
books of account or other documents, request, in writing, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Chief Judicial
Magistrate or the District Collector within whose jurisdiction any such property, books of account or other
documents of such company under this Act or of corporate persons under the sa id Code, are situated or
found, to take possession thereof, and the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or the
District Collector, as the case may be, shall, on such request being made to him,—
(a) take possession of such property, books of account or other documents; and
(b) cause the same to be entrusted to the Tribunal or other persons authorised by it.]
(2) For the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of sub -section ( 1), the Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or the District Collector may take or cause to be taken
such steps and use or cause to be used such force as may, in his opinion, be necessary.
(3) No act of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or the District Collector done