Section 45

45. Whenever any Excise officer above the rank of a jamadár of peons, has reason to believe, from information given by any person (which information shall be taken down in writing) that spirits are unlawfully manufactured, or that any spirituous or fermented liquors, or intoxicating drugs, liable to confiscation under this Act, are kept or concealed in any house, boat, or other place, Power of Excise officers to inspect shops. And to arrest persons carrying spirits, &c., liable to confiscation. And to arrest unlicensed distillers, &c. And to seize stills. And to search on information of illicit manufacture or possession. 228 Excise. [ACT X Polic, Customs, and Revenue Officers may exercise powers of Excise officers. such officer may, between sunrise and sunset (but always in the presence of an officer of Police not being under the grade of a jamadár), enter into any such house, boat, or place, and in case of resistance may break open any door, and force and remove any other obstacle to such entry; and may seize and carry away all stills and materials used in the manufacture of such spirits and all such liquors and drugs; and may also arrest the occupier of the house, boat, or place with all other persons concerned in the manufacture of such spirits, or in the keeping and concealing of such liquors or drugs.