(1) Any Forest Officer not below the rank of Forest Ranger and any Police Officer not below the rank of Sr"tb-Inspector ol Police, who, from his personal lctow- Iedge or from information received, and after such enquiry as he may consider necessary, has reason to believe that any person has committed an offence under this Act, may -
(a) enter and search, at all reasonable times, any premises, land, vehicle or vessel in the occupation of such person ;
(c) seize any tirnber in respect of which the offence was committed and any books of account or other documents relating to such timber and may also detain and seize any animal, vessel or vehicle with which the offence was committed.
(2) Any officer referred to in sub-section (1), may stop and detain any person committing an offence under this Act or Power to direct submission of report or returtr Power to enter, search, arrest and detain-
(b) require such person to produce for his inspection the licence or any other documents granted by the competent authority or any books of account or other document that may have any bearing on such offence ;
2 of 1974
10. Al1 search and arrests under this Act Searches shall be conductecl and made in accor- ultl,u-I"- dance with the procedure laid dorm t" tnf,.
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the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19?3.
26 abetting in the commlssion of such offence and such officer may arrest without warrant any such Person:
Provided that the O(ficer making such arrest may release any such person if he Iurnishes his name and address and otherwise satisfies such Officer that he will duly answer any sururons or other proceedings which may be taken against him.
11. Every person detained or arrested under Production u.,y oI-th" provisions of this Act sha[ :f- I.c::ons be t.ken by the officer referred to a lltJtl;Tr*t section I and produccd be{ore the nearestseized. - Magistratehaving iurisdiction along with a report containing full particulars of the person arrested or articles seized and the circurnstances under v/hich the arrest or seizure rvas a{fected, within twenty-four hours of such arrest or seizure exclusive oI the time necessary for the actual journey from the place of arrest to the Court of the Magistrate.
t2 Any Forest Officer or Police Officer Report of making an arrest or seizure under this ]lesl^and Act shall forthwith make a fulI ."po.t telture' of aII the particulars of such arrest or seizure to his immediate superior Officer.