Section XII. And it is hereby enacted, that if any Officer of the Abkaree Department be convicted before the Magi

XII. And it is hereby enacted, that if any Officer of the Abkaree Department be convicted before the Magistrate of any District, of having vexatiously and unnecessarily seized the goods of any person on the pretence of seizing or searching for illicit stills, spirituous liquors, intoxicating drugs, or the materials for manufacturing the same, or of having vexatiously and unnecessarily arrested any person, or of committing any other excess not required for the execution of his duty, every such Officer shall, besides dismissal, be punished with imprisonment not exceeding six months, and with fine not exceeding 200 Rupees, commutable, if not paid to a further imprisonment not exceeding six months.