LawgistThe Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
67Power to call for information, etc
Any officer referred to in section 42 who is authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or a State Government may, during the course of any enquiry in connection with the contravention of any provision of this Act,--
(a) call for information from any person for the purpose of satisfying himself whether there has been any contravention of the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder;
(b) require any person to produce or deliver any document or thing useful or relevant to the enquiry;
(c) examine any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case.
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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
