Power to arrest without warrant, to seize articles liable for confiscation and to make searches

(1) Any officer of the Government

employed in the Prohibition and Excise, Police or

1[Executive Magistrate or

Special Enforcement Bureau] of the State subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed and any other person duly empowered, may,- (a)

2[arrest without warrant any person for an offence punishable under

3[section 27 or section 34 or], section 35 or section 36 or

section 37 or Section 37-A or Section 40-A or Section 50 or Section 50A];

1. (b) seize and detain any excisable or other article which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act, or and other law for the time being in force, relating to excise revenue; and
2. (c) detain and search any person upon whom and any vessel, raft, vehicle, animal, package, receptacle or covering in or upon which, he may have reasonable cause to suspect any such article to be.

1. (2) When any person is accused or is reasonably suspected of committing an offence under this Act, other than an offence under section 34, section 35, section 36, or section 37 4[ or Section 37-A or Section 50] and on demand of any such officer as aforesaid, refuses to give his name and residence or gives a name and residence which such officer has reason to believe is false, he may be arrested by such officer in order that his name and residence may be ascertained.

5[53-A. Obligation of officers to assist each other - The Officers of the

Departments of Police and Revenue

6[and Department of Gram

Volunteers/Ward Volunteers and Village Secretariats/Ward Secretariats] shall, upon notice given or request made by

legally bound to assist him in carrying out the provisions of the Act.]