Section 46: Penalty on Excise Officer making vexatious search, seizure detention or arrest

The Karnataka Excise Act, 1965State Act of Karnataka · Act 21 of 1965

Any Excise Officer or other person who vexatiously and without reasonable ground for suspicion,-

(a) enters or searches or causes to be entered or searched any closed place under colour of exercising any power conferred by this Act, or

(b) seizes the moveable property of any person on the pretext of seizing or searching for any article liable to confiscation under this Act, or

(d) in any other way exceeds his lawful powers under this Act, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Karnataka Excise Act, 1965
Section	46
Marginal note	Penalty on Excise Officer making vexatious search, seizure detention or arrest
Jurisdiction	State of Karnataka
Status	In force as published by the source

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