Lawgist43Power of seizure and arrest in public place
1[43. Power of seizure and arrest in public place. -- Any officer of any of the departments mentioned in section 42 may
(a) seize in any public place or in transit, any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance in respect of which he has reason to believe an offence punishable under this Act has been committed, and, along with such drug or substance, any animal or conveyance or article liable to confiscation under this Act, any document or other article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act or any document or other article which may furnish evidence of holding any illegally acquired property which is liable for seizure or freezing or forfeiture under Chapter VA of this Act;
(b) detain and search any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed an offence punishable under this Act, and if such person has any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance in his possession and such possession appears to him to be unlawful, arrest him and any other person in his company.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section, the expression "public place" includes any public conveyance, hotel, shop, or other place intended for use by, or accessible to, the public.]
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1. Subs. by Act 9 of 2001, s. 19, for sections 41 to 43 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001).
- 41 Power to issue warrant and authorisation
- 42 Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation
- 43 Power of seizure and arrest in public place
- 44 Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest in offences relating to coca plant, opium poppy and cannabis plant
- 45 Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not practicable
- 46 Duty of land holder to give information of illegal cultivation
- 47 Duty of certain officers to give information of illegal cultivation
- 48 Power of attachment of crop illegally cultivated
- 49 Power to stop and search conveyance
- 50 Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted
- 50A Power to undertake controlled delivery
- 51 Provisions of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to warrants, arrests, searches and seizures
- 52 Disposal of persons arrested and articles seized
- 52A Disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
- 53 Power to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station
- 53A Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances
- 54 Presumption from possession of illicit articles
- 55 Police to take charge of articles seized and delivered
- 56 Obligation of officers to assist each other
- 57 Report of arrest and seizure
- 57A Report of seizure of property of the person arrested by the notified officer
- 58 Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest
- 59 Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act
- 60 Liability of illicit drugs, substances, plants, articles and conveyances to confiscation
- 61 Confiscation of goods used for concealing illicit drugs or substances
- 62 Confiscation of sale proceeds of illicit drugs or substances
- 63 Procedure in making confiscations
- 64 Power to tender immunity from prosecution
- 64A Immunity from prosecution to addicts volunteering for treatment
- 65 [Omitted]
- 66 Presumption as to documents in certain cases
- 67 Power to call for information, etc
- 68 Information as to commission of offences
