1[120. Power of entry and inspection.- The 2[Commissioner], Collector or any Prohibition Officer duly empowered in this behalf by the State Government, or any Police Officer may-
(a) enter at any time by day or by night, any warehouse, godowns, shop, premises, house, building, vessel, vehicle or enclosed place in which he has reason to believe that any intoxicant, hemp, mhowra flowers, molasses, material or article liable to confiscation under this Act is manufatured, kept or concealed or that any still, utensil, implement or apparatus is used, kept, or concealed for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant contrary to the provisions of this Act;
(b) in case of resistance break open any door and remove any other obstacles to the entry into any such warehouse, godown, shop, premises, house, building, vessel, vehicle or enclosed place;
(c) seize any intoxicant, hemp, mhowra flowers, or molasses and any material used in the manufacture of any intoxicant and any still, utensil, implement, or apparatus and any other thing which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act and any document or other article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of any offence under this Act; and
(d) detain and search and if he thinks proper arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to be guilty of any offence under this Act.]
(a) enter at any time by day or by night, any warehouse, godowns, shop, premises, house, building, vessel, vehicle or enclosed place in which he has reason to believe that any intoxicant, hemp, mhowra flowers, molasses, material or article liable to confiscation under this Act is manufatured, kept or concealed or that any still, utensil, implement or apparatus is used, kept, or concealed for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant contrary to the provisions of this Act;
(b) in case of resistance break open any door and remove any other obstacles to the entry into any such warehouse, godown, shop, premises, house, building, vessel, vehicle or enclosed place;
(c) seize any intoxicant, hemp, mhowra flowers, or molasses and any material used in the manufacture of any intoxicant and any still, utensil, implement, or apparatus and any other thing which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act and any document or other article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of any offence under this Act; and
(d) detain and search and if he thinks proper arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to be guilty of any offence under this Act.]
Source footnotes
1 This section was substituted for the original by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 79. 2 This word was substituted for the word "Director" by Mah. 52 of 1973, s. 3, Sch.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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