Section 55
Section 55 of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915. Any Excise Officer not bel w such rank and within such specified area, as the State Government may, by notification, prescribe, may, as regards offence under section 34, section 35, section 36 section 36-A, section 38-A, section 39, section 40 and section 40-A exercise the powers conferred on an off
[(1) Any Excise Officer not bel w such rank and within such specified area, as the State Government may, by notification, prescribe, may, as regards offence under section 34, section 35, section 36 section 36-A, section 38-A, section 39, section 40 and section 40-A exercise the powers conferred on an officer-in-charge of a police station by the provision of Chapter XII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( No. 2 of 1974) :
Provided that any such powers shall be subject to such restrictions and modifications (if any) as the State Government may by rule prescribe.]2 (9) For the purposes of section 156 of the said Code the area in regard to which an Excise Officer is empowered under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a police station, and such officer shall be deemed to be the officer in charge of the station.
(3) Any such officer, specially empowered in that behalf by the State Government, may, without reference to a Magistrate and for reasons to be recorded by him in writing, stop further proceedings against any person concerned or supposed to be concerned in any offence against this Act, which he has investigated or which may have been reported to him. Report by investigation officer. 3[56. If on an investigation by an Excise Officer empowered under sub-section (1) of section 55, it appears that there is sufficient evidence to justify the prosecution of the accused, the investigating officer, unless he proceeds under sub-section (3) of section 55, shall submit a report which shall for the purposes of section 190 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974) be deemed to be a police report to a Judicial Magistrate having jurisdiction to inquire into or try the case and empowered to take cognizance of offences on [police reports]4 Report by Excise Officer.
Section 55, The Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915 (Act 2 of 1915).
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Questions about Section 55
How do I find court cases under Section 55 of the Chhattisgarh 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: Chhattisgarh Excise Act 1915 55, section 55 Chhattisgarh Excise Act 1915, section 55 of the Chhattisgarh 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 55 of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 35, section 36, section 38, section 39, and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When was the Chhattisgarh Excise Act enacted?
Chhattisgarh Excise Act was enacted in 1915 as Act 2 of 1915. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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