Investigations, arrests, searches, etc., how to be made
Section 117 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deals with investigations, arrests, searches, etc., how to be made. Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, all investigations, arrest, detentions in custody and searches shall be made in accordance with provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981(V of 1898): Provided that 2* * * * no search shall be deemed to be illegal by reason only of the fact The Act was enacted on 20 May 1949.
Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, all investigations, arrest, detentions in custody and searches shall be made in accordance with provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981(V of 1898):
Provided that 2* * * * no search shall be deemed to be illegal by reason only of the fact that witnesses for the search were not inhabitants of the locality in which the place searched is situated.
Section 117, The Maharashtra Prohibition Act (Act 25 of 1949).
Questions about Section 117
What does Section 117 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deal with?
Section 117 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act is headed "Investigations, arrests, searches, etc., how to be made". Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, all investigations, arrest, detentions in custody and searches shall be made in accordance with provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981(V of 1898): Provided that 2* * * * no search shall be deemed to be illegal by reason only of the fact
How do I find court cases under Section 117 of the Maharashtra Prohibition 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: Maharashtra Prohibition Act 117, section 117 Maharashtra Prohibition Act, section 117 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When was Section 117 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act enacted?
Section 117 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, cited as Maharashtra Prohibition Act 117, was enacted on 20 May 1949 as Act 25 of 1949. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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