section 78
Power of arrest, search and seizure
The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026Tax2026104 sections8 chapters
Chapter VI DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL OF OFFENCES
Statutory text
- (1) The authorised Excise Officer may search any place, or seize any article, or arrest or detain any person, if there is a reasonable doubt that such place, article or person is involved in commission of any offence under this Regulation: Provided that no search shall be deemed to be irregular by reason only of the fact that witness for the search is not inhabitant of the locality in which the place searched is situated.
- (2) Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Regulation, the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 relating to search, seizure, arrest, detention, summons and investigation shall apply, as far as may be, to all actions taken under this Regulation. ---
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