Power to seize

(1) If any police officer, not below the rank of a sub-inspector, or any other officer of State Food and Drugs Administration or any other officer of equivalent rank, authorized by the Central Government or State Government in this behalf, has reason to believe that the provisions of this Act have been, or are being, contravened, he may seize— (a) in respect of any package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products, or (b) in respect of any advertisement of cigarettes or any other tobacco products, the provisions of this Act have been, or are being, contravened, he may seize such package or advertisement material in the manner prescribed. (2) No package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products or advertisement material seized under clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall be retained by the officer who seized the package or advertisement material for a period exceeding ninety days from the date of the seizure unless the approval of the District Judge, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such seizure was made, has been obtained for such retention.