Duty of police to accept seized articles

Every officer-in-charge of a police station shall take charge of and keep in safe custody, pending the orders of a Magistrate or of the Deputy Commissioner, all articles seized under this Regulation, which may be delivered to him and shall allow any officer of the Excise Department who may accompany such articles, to affix his seal to such articles and to take samples of and from them and all samples so taken shall also be sealed with the seal of the officer-in-charge of the police station. Explanation.For the purposes of this section, officer-in-charge means the Excise Officer authorised to supervise and control manufactory or warehouse.

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