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Any officer or person exercising powers under this Act who- (a) maliciously enters or searches or causes to be entered or searched, any building or house or similar dwelling place; or (b) vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the property of any person on the pretence of seizing or searching for anything liable to confiscation under this Act; or (c) vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person, or (d) in any other way maliciously exceeds or abuses his lawful powers, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to 1[ten thousand rupees] or with both.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Any officer or person exercising powers under this Act who-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) maliciously enters or searches or causes to be entered or searched, any building or house or similar dwelling place; or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the property of any person on the pretence of seizing or searching for anything liable to confiscation under this Act; or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person, or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) in any other way maliciously exceeds or abuses his lawful powers, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to <sup>1</sup>[ten thousand rupees] or with both.<br>