Lawgist58Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest
(1) Any person empowered under section 42 or section 43 or section 44 who--
(a) without reasonable ground of suspicion enters or searches, or causes to be entered or searched, any building, conveyance or place;
(b) vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the property of any person on the pretence of seizing or searching for any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or other article liable to be confiscated under this Act, or of seizing any document or other article liable to be seized under section 42, section 43 or section 44; or
(c) vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) Any person wilfully and maliciously giving false information and so causing an arrest or a search being made under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.
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- 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
