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

Section XXI. And it is hereby enacted, that whenever any person may be arrested by an Officer of the Salt Departm

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

XXI. And it is hereby enacted, that whenever any person may be arrested by an Officer of the Salt Department, or by any other Officer of other Departments duly empowered to make a seizure of Salt, the person making the arrest shall be bound to carry the party arrested direct to the Officer of the Salt Department who may be competent to try the case; and no person so arrested shall be released, until the case shall have been brought to judgment in the manner provided by Law.

Source: India Code