Section 38. Special provisions as to unstamped receipts
Where any receipt chargeable with a duty not exceeding one rupee is tendered to or produced before any officer unstamped in the course of audit of any public account, such officer may in his discretion, instead of impounding the instrument, require a duly stamped receipt to be substituted therefore.
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