(1) Any excise officer, not below such rank as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi may, by notification prescribe, may by order require any person to furnish to any specified authority or person any such information in his possession concerning any unlawful import, transport, manufacture or possession of any intoxicant, or any material, still, utensil, implement, or apparatus, whatsoever, for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant, or any unlawful cultivation of any plants from which an intoxicating drug can be produced as may be specified in the order.
(2) Any person upon whom an order is served under sub-section (1) shall be bound, in the absence of reasonable excuse, to furnish correct information.
Procedure relating to arrests, searches etc.
50. Save as in this Act otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 relating to arrests, detentions in custody, searches, summons, warrants of arrest, search 36 warrants, production of persons arrested and investigation of offences shall be held to be applicable to all action The Punjab Excise Act (1 of 1914) Taken in these respects under this Act, Provided that:
(1) Any offence under this Act may be investigated by an officer empowered under section 46 without the order of a magistrate.
(2) Whenever an excise officer below the rank of Collector makes any arrest, seizure born search, he shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, make a full report of all the particulars of the arrest, seizure or search to his immediate official superior, and shall, unless bail be accepted under section 73 take or send the person arrested, or the article seized, with all convenient dispatch to a magistrate for trial or adjudication.
Police to aid excise officers. 51. All police officers are required to aid the excise officers in the due execution of this Act upon request made by such excise officers.
Duty of land holders and others to give information