Salt, Bengal Act, 1838, 29 of 1838 (Rep., Act 12 of 1876)

Section VII. And it is hereby enacted, that if the Darocha or person in charge of any Police Thana or Station, re

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

VII. And it is hereby enacted, that if the Darocha or person in charge of any Police Thana or Station, receiving notice to attend at a seizure of Salt in store as is above prescribed, shall not attend, or attending shall refuse to act in aid of the seizure, or shall in any way wilfully frustrate the object of the search and seizure, such Darocha or other Officer shall, on representation of the facts by the Officers of the Salt Department, and on conviction of the same before the Magistrate of the District, besides being dismissed from office, be liable to a fine equal to the amount of fine that would have been leviable on the owners of the Salt, if it had been seized according to the information laid.

Source: India Code