Section 41
Section 41 of the Assam Excise Act, 2000. Any Excise or Police Officer, not below such rank as the State Government may, by notification, prescribe, having reason to believe and having recorded the grounds of his belief that an offence under section 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 or 61 has been, is being or is likely to be, committed in any place and t
Any Excise or Police Officer, not below such rank as the State Government may, by notification, prescribe, having reason to believe and having recorded the grounds of his belief that an offence under section 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 or 61 has been, is being or is likely to be, committed in any place and that a search cannot be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity of escaping or of concealing evidence of the offence, may at any time by day or night - (a) enter into and search such place ;
(b) seize and carry away anything found therein which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act or any document or other article THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCTOBER 11, 2000 809 1101221:(0 which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act or under the Assam Opium Prohibition Act, 1947, Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition Act, 1959 and the Narcotic Drags & Psychoropic substances Act, 1985 and detain and search and if he thinks proper, arrest any person found in such place whom he has reason to believe to have committed any such offence as aforesaid. Assam Act, 23 of 1947, Assam Act 21 of 1959, Central Act 61 of 1985. Power to investigate.
Section 41, The Assam Excise Act, 2000 (Act 14 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 41
How do I find court cases under Section 41 of the Assam Excise Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Assam Excise Act 2000 41, section 41 Assam Excise Act 2000, section 41 of the Assam Excise Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 41 of the Assam Excise Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 53, section 54, section 55, section 56, and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was the Assam Excise Act enacted?
Assam Excise Act was enacted in 2000 as Act 14 of 2000. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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