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Section 43: Power of seizure and arrest in public place.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985Central Act · Act 61 of 1985

[43. Power of seizure and arrest in public place. -- Any officer of any of the departments mentioned in section 42 may

(a) seize in any public place or in transit, any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance in respect of which he has reason to believe an offence punishable under this Act has been committed, and, along with such drug or substance, any animal or conveyance or article liable to confiscation under this Act, any document or other article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act or any document or other article which may furnish evidence of holding any illegally acquired property which is liable for seizure or freezing or forfeiture under Chapter VA of this Act;

(b) detain and search any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed an offence punishable under this Act, and if such person has any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance in his possession and such possession appears to him to be unlawful, arrest him and any other person in his company.

Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section, the expression "public place" includes any public conveyance, hotel, shop, or other place intended for use by, or accessible to, the public.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Section43
Marginal notePower of seizure and arrest in public place.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it9

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 9 of 2001. . Subs. by Act 9 of 2001, s. 19, for sections 41 to 43 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001).

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