The property holder is required to do as mentioned below…….
1) File an FIR (Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973)
If you are dealing with a property, you need to show original documents to prove your legal right to the property. In case it is lost or stolen, you have to obtain a ‘Duplicate Certificate’ to prove your right to it. For this, first of all you have to go to the nearest police station and lodge an FIR or NCR related to loss or theft of property documents. You can file a complaint in this regard at any police station in the country.
An FIR should be filed in the police station of your area of jurisdiction or the place where the property is lost along with the details of the property.
2) Advertisement in newspaper
You should then advertise that the title of the property has been lost along with the property statement and that a suitable reward will be given if someone returns it. And wait for 15 days after the advertisement to see if someone will bring back the documents.
3) Application for Share Certificate (Griha Nirman Corporation)
If no one returns the deed then you should apply for share certificate. We will consider your application and facts and issue you share certificate.
4) Registration with Notary
Take the copy of FIR, copy of advertisement in newspaper and share certificate and prepare an affidavit about the lost property along with the statement of property and get it notarized.
5) Applying for duplicate sale deed.
On the basis of affidavit and FIR copy, advertisement copy in newspaper and share certificate, we Hon. Apply for duplicate sale deed at the Registrar’s office. Also other important land documents like 7/12, Sample-8 or P. R. Card etc. should be attached. After studying this, Mr. The registration officer provides you with a copy of the duplicate sale deed.
6) Non-Traceable Certificate
After filing a complaint at the police station, the police will try to trace it. But if these documents are not found, they will give you a non-traceable certificate. This document is going to be an important document that you get to prove your legal rights to your property. This will help you prevent fraud
7) Search Report of Property
If you are buying such property then you must engage a lawyer to do all above things and most importantly instruct your lawyer to take search of property of which original documents are lost as due to search encumbrances on such property will be find. Whether present owner is faking or really original documents are lost.
