Where any Excise Officer belo\v the rank of Collector

makes any arrest, seizure or search under this Act, he shall,

within twenty-four hours thereafter, make a full report of all the

³ Subs., ibid, s. 12.

particulars of the arrest, seizure or search to his immediate official superjior, and shall, unless bail be accepted under section 59, take or send the person arrested, or the thing seized, with all conM venient despatch, to a Judicial Magistrate for trial or adjudica- tion .. J. Ins. by C.P. and Berar Act 56 of 1948. S.6. 2. Suhs, by M. P.Act 23 of 1979, S, 11. 4. Suhs .. by M. P Act 39 of 1982, S. 10 for "public report"

THE MADHYA PRADESH EXCISE Acrt 1915

[57-A. An officer in charge of a police station shall take charge

of and keep in safe custody pending the orders of a magistrate or an Excise Officer, all articles seized under this Act which may be delivered to himi and shall allow any Excise Officer who may accompany such articles to the police station, or who may be deputed for the purpose by his superior officer, to affix his seal to such artides and to take samples of and from them. All samples so taken shall also be sealed with the seal of the officer in charge of the police station.]