Section 37 of The Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 (No.17 of 1959) View Chapter 4

Instruments impounded how dealt with:

(1) When the person impounding as instrument under section 33 has by law or consent of parties authority to receive evidence and admits such instrument in evidence or when he is a Registering Officer to register such instrument upon payment of a penalty as provided by section 34 or of duty as provided by section 36, he shall send to the Collector an authenticated copy of such instrument, together with a certificate in writing, stating the amount of duty and penalty levied in respect thereof, and shall send such amount to the Collector or to such person as he may appoint in this behalf.

(2) in every other case, the person so impounding an instrument shall send it in original to the Collector.