Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
27. Whenever any person m,akes any arrest or seizure a p o r t ot arrests and .under this Act, he shall, within forty-eight hours next after seizures. st~ch arrest or seizure, make a full report of all the particulars of such arrest or seizure to his immediate official superior.
arrests and
28. Any person empowered under section `23` or section `24` puniahm&fOr who- vexatious entry, search, aelzure search, aelzure
vexatious entry, search, aelzure search, aelzure or arrest.
(a) without reasonable grounds of suspicion, enters or searches, or causes to be entered or searched, any building, vessel or place ;
(b) vexa,tiously .and unnecessarily seizes the. property of anyperson on the pretence of seizing or searching for any dangerous drug or other article liable to be confiscated under section 33, or of seizing any document or ot,her article liable to seizure under section `23` or section `24;` or
((1) vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or
arrests any person,
eha.11 be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
`29.` (1) Every person arrested and article seized under a D ~ warrant issued under section `22` shall be forwarded without ~ ~ delay to the authority by whom .the warrant was issued; and sOiaed' every person arrested and article seized under sectioll `23` or section `24` shall be forwarded without delay to the officer in .charge of the nearest police station or to the nearest officer of the Excise Department empowered under section `30.`
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(2) The authority or oficer to whom any person or article is forwarded under this section shall, with all convenient despatch, take such measures as may be necessary for the disposal according to law of such person or article.
(,3) Save in so far as may be expressly provided in rules. made under sub-section (2), notl~ing in this section shall apply to manufactured drugs which are the prope~t~y and in thepossession of Government :
Provided that such drugs shall not be sold or otherwise delivered to a.ny person who, under the rules made by t.he I~ocal Qovernment under this section? is not entitled to their
Source: India Code