(1 ) An Inspector may, within the local limits of the area for which he is appointed,-
(a) enter and search at all reasonable time:s, with such assistants, if any, as he considers necessary any place in which he 5'" has reas011 to believe that an offencz under this Act has been or is i, . being conimitted, seize the stock d,such drugs and other stores in respect of which he has reason to believz that' an offence under this # , I ' Act has been or is being cummitted ; and IAL (b) examine any record, register, document or any other & (. . , . material object f o y d in any place mentioned in clausq (a) and seize i+ the same if he has reason to believe that it may furnish 'evidence of ?Y , '- . . the conlmission of an offence punishable under this Act.
.'+" 1 (2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal' Procedure, 1973 g \ Cli - "' (Central Act 2 d 1974) sh&, so far as may be, apply ta any search or seizure under this Act as they .apply to any search 6r se!.zure made under the authority of .a waqant issued under section 94 of the said . Code. . I I + .d ..: . ,*" ._ , ' .
( 3 ) Where an ~an~ec tb r ~ei&s-&e stocks' of W'dtttg or otha i: '.
stores under clause (a) of s u b - d o n (l).~he shall as soon as may be, inform a Magidrab aud take his orders as to Wcustody thereof.
R": * #'* 2 p-\ . . (4) Where an InspectOr seizes 'LY record, re$ster, document I d or any other material: object mder clgue (b) of sub-section (I), he L-- , . ' F, , shall, as soon as may be, iriform 'a Ihigi~trMe &id 6 k e his ofders tis to the custody thereof. . * : ' 1 .., P :* em .
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(5) If any person wil£ully obstructs an Iuspectm in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him by or m&r this Act, he shall be p r m k h e d w i t b ~ w b i c h m a ) - e x t e n d t o m e y e a t a r w i t h f b n t ~ I n a q ~ t o a m t f r o m a n d r v p e e s o r ~ b O t h , S.Z&.ity.-No Sait ~ r r otw legal pEocecding shall hi;b &st the Government or any 'ofEcer of the Government in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done by or under this Act.
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