When anything has been seized by a Prohibition Officer other than the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner under the provisions of this Act or has been sent to him in accordance with the provisions of this Act, such officer, after such inquiry as may be deemed necessary,—
(a)if it appears that such thing is required as evidence in the case of any person arrested, shall forward it to the Magistrate to whom such person is forwarded or for his appearance before whom bail has been taken;
(b)if it appears that such thing is liable to confiscation but is not required as evidence as aforesaid shall send it with a full report of the particulars of seizure to the Deputy Commissioner;
(c)if no offence appears to have been committed, shall return it to the person from whose possession it was taken.