Penalty for making vexatious search, seizure, detention or arrest.

Any Excise Officer or other person who vexatiously and without reasonable ground for suspicion -

(a) enters or searches or causes to be entered or searched any closed place under the colour of exercising any power conferred by this Regulation; or

(b) seizes the moveable property of any person on the pretext of seizing or searching for any article liable to confiscation under this Regulation; or

(c) searches, detains or arrests any person; or

(d) in any other way exceeds his lawful powers under this Regulation,

shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.