Section 25. Any Salt-revenue officer who

25. Any Salt-revenue officer who— (a) without reasonable ground of suspicion searches or causes to be searched any house, boat or place; (b) vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person; (c) vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the moveable property of any person, on pretence of seizing or searching for any article liable to confiscation under this Act; (d) commits as such officer any other act to the injury of any person, when such officer has not reason to believe that such act is required for the execution of his duty, shall for every such offence be punishable, by a Magistrate exercising powers not less than those of a Magistrate Magistrate of the second class, with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. Any person wilfully and maliciously giving false information and so causing a search to be made under this Act shall be punishable, by a Magistrate exercising the same powers, with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with both.