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Section 19: P u nis h m en t fo r ve xa tiou s en tr y, e tc

The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition Act, 1953State Act of Assam · Act 21 of 1959

Any person acting under the powers given by sestion 11 or section 12 who— (а) withou t reason able grounds of suspicion, ente rs or searches or causes to be ente red or searched any building , vessels or place ; or (б) vexaiicusly and unnecessa rily seizes the pro per ty of any person on the pret ence of seizing or searching for any gan ja and bhang or seizing any document or othe r art icle liable to seizure under section 11 or 12 ; or

(c) vexa tiously an d unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person or fails to p roduce, with in the tim e specified in section 15, the person arre sted or the a rtic le seized before the proper au tho rity, shall be pun ishe d with imp riso nment of eithe r des­ crip tion for a t erm wh ich may extend to one year o r with fine which m ay extend to one thou sand rupees o r with both.

20. In dem nity,— No action shall lie aga ins t any officer for damages in any Civi l Court for any ac t done bonaf ide or ordered to be don e in pur su­ ance o f this Act or the rules the reu nder

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ActThe Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition Act, 1953
Section19
Marginal noteP u nis h m en t fo r ve xa tiou s en tr y, e tc
JurisdictionState of Assam
StatusIn force as published by the source

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