NOTE:- See Section 315. (2) 308. If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown, the Magistrate may detain it and shall in such case issue a public notice in such form as he thinks fit specifying the articles of which such property consists and requiring any person who may have a claim there to, to appear before him and establish his claim within six months from the date of such notice. Procedure where no Claimant appear within six months. If no person within such period establishes his claim to such property and if the person in whose possession such property was found is unable to show that it was lawfully acquired by him, such property shall be at the disposal of the Civil Authority and may be sold under the orders of the County County Judge; at any time within two years from the date of the property coming into the possession of the police the County Court Judge may direct the property or the proceeds of the sale of the property to be delivered to any person proving his title thereto on payment by him of any expenses incurred by the Civil Authority in the matter. 309. Power to sell Perishable Property. If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject o 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, the Magistrate may at any time direct it to be sold; and the provisions of sections 307 and 308 shall as nearly as may be practicable apply to the ten per cent of the proceeds of such sale. CHAPTER XXXIII MISCELLANEOUS 310. Expenses of Complainants and Witnesses. Subject to any rules made by the Court of Appeal any Criminal Court may if it thinks fit order payment on the part of the Civil Authority of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceedings before such Court under this Code. 311. Power of Court to pay expenses or Compensation out of Fine. (1) Whenever under any law in force for the time being a Criminal Court imposes a fine, the Court may when passing judgement order the whole or any part of the fine recovered to be applied:- (a) (b) in defraying expenses incurred in the prosecution; in compensation for the injury caused by the offence committed, where substantial compensation is in the opinion of the Court recoverable by civil suit; 105