(1) If any officer or servant referred to in section 56 of the marketing committee has reason to suspect that any persons has evaded / is attempting to evade the payment of any market fee or any other charges due from him under this Act, or the rules or regulations or the bye-laws made there-under, or that nay person has purchased any notified agricultural produce in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, or rules or regulation or the bye-laws made there-under in force in the market yard / area, he may for reason to be recorded in writing, seize such accounts, registers or documents, stock of notified agricultural produce with containers and carriers of such person as may be necessary and shall issue a receipt for the same. He shall retain them so long as may be necessary for prosecution, and no longer.
(2) For purposes of section 56 or sub-section (1), the officer or servant may enter and search any place of business warehouse, office, establishment, go-down, vessel of vehicle where such officer or servant has reason to believe that such person maintains or for the time being keeps or maintains any accounts, register or documents of his business or keeps stock of notified agricultural produce relating to his business.
(3) The provision of sub-section (4) to (8) of section 180 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (2 to 1974) shall, so far as may be, apply to search under sub-section (2).