Power to require persons to submit to medical examination, etc
Section 129A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deals with power to require persons to submit to medical examination, etc. Where in the investigation of any offence under this Act, any Prohibition Officer, duly empowered in this behalf by the State Government or any Police Officer has reasonable ground for believing that a person has consumed an intoxicant and that for the purpose of establishing that he has consumed an The Act was enacted on 20 May 1949.
1[129A. Power to require persons to submit to medical examination, etc.- (1) Where in the investigation of any offence under this Act, any Prohibition Officer, duly empowered in this behalf by the State Government or any Police Officer has reasonable ground for believing that a person has consumed an intoxicant and that for the purpose of establishing that he has consumed an intoxicant or for the procuring of evidence thereof it is necessary that his body be medically examined, or that his blood be collected for being tested for determining the percentage of alcohol therein, such Prohibition Officer or Police Officer may produce such person before a registered medical practitioner (authorised by general or special order by the State Government in this behalf) for the purpose of such medical examination or collection of blood, and request such registered medical practitioner to furnish a certificate on his finding whether such person has consumed any intoxicant and to forward the blood collected by him for test to the Chemical Examiner or Assistant Chemical Examiner to Government, or to such other Officer as the State Government may appoint in this behalf.
(2) The registered medical practitioner before whom such person has been produced shall examine such person and collect and forward in the manner prescribed the blood of such person, and furnish to the Officer by whom such person has been produced, a certificate in the prescribed form containing the result of his examination. The Chemical Examiner or Assistant Chemical Examiner to Government, or other Officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall certify the result of the test of the blood, forwarded to him, stating therein in the prescribed form, the percentage of alcohol and such other particulars as may be necessary or relevant.
(3) If any person offers resistance to his production before a registered medical practitioner under sub-section (1) or on his production before such practitioner to the examination of his body or to the collection of his blood, it shall be lawful to use all means reasonably necessary to secure the production of such person or the examination of his body or the collection of blood necessary for the test.
(4) If the person produced is a female, such examination shall be carried out by, and the blood shall be collected by or under the supervision of, a female registered medical practitioner authorised by general or special order, by the State Government in this behalf, and any examination of the body, or collection of blood, of such female shall be carried out or made with strict regard to decency.
(5) Resistance to production before a registered medical practitioner as aforesaid, or to the examination of the body under this section or to the collection of blood as aforesaid, shall be deemed to be an offence under section 186 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).
(6) Any expenditure incurred for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this section including any fees payable to a registered medical practitioner or the Officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by the State Legislature.
(7) If any Prohibition Officer or Police Officer, vexatiously and unreasonably proceeds under sub-section (1) he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extent to five hundred rupees.
(8) Nothing in this section shall preclude the fact that the person accused of an offence has consumed an intoxicant from being proved otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Section 129A, The Maharashtra Prohibition Act (Act 25 of 1949).
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Questions about Section 129A
What does Section 129A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deal with?
Section 129A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act is headed "Power to require persons to submit to medical examination, etc". [129A. Power to require persons to submit to medical examination, etc.- (1) Where in the investigation of any offence under this Act, any Prohibition Officer, duly empowered in this behalf by the State Government or any Police Officer has reasonable ground for believing that a person has consumed an
How do I find court cases under Section 129A 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 129A, section 129A Maharashtra Prohibition Act, section 129A of the Maharashtra Prohibition 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 129A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Indian Penal Code 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was Section 129A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act enacted?
Section 129A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, cited as Maharashtra Prohibition Act 129A, 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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