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CHAPTER VIII. DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL OF OFFENCES.

Section 56: Power of 1[Prohibition and Excise Officer] in matters of investigation

The Telangana Excise Act, 1968

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Telangana (Revenue Department): the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 as in force in the combined State on 2 June 2014, adapted to Telangana under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 by the notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.162, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 10.09.2015, with amendments up to Act No.32 of 2017.

Amendments made by Andhra Pradesh after 2 June 2014, such as A.P. Acts 2, 4 and 17 of 2020, do not apply in Telangana and are not in this text.

(1) Any 1[Prohibition and Excise Officer] not below the rank of an Excise Sub-Inspector may, as regards offences under 2[section 27, section 34], section 35, section 36, 3[section 37 or section 37A or section 40A] exercise within such area as may be notified in this behalf, powers conferred on an officer-in-charge of a police station by the provisions, of 3[the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973:]

Provided that any such power shall be subject to such restrictions and modifications, as may be prescribed.

(2) For the purposes of section 156 of the said code, the area in regard to which an 1[prohibition and excise officer] is empowered under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a police station and such officer shall be deemed to be the officer-in-charge of such station.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Throughout the Act For Substituted 1. Excise Officer - Prohibition and Excise Officer 2. Commissioner of Excise - Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise 3. Additional Commissioner of Excise - Additional Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise 4. Deputy Commissioner of Excise - Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise 5. Assistant Commissioner of Excise - Assistant Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise 6. Excise Superintendent - $Prohibition and Excise Superintendent 7. Assistant Excise Superintendent - Assistant Prohibition and Excise and Superintendent 8. Excise Department - Prohibition and Excise Department [vide. Act No.17 of 1995.]
  2. 2.Substituted by Act No.10 of 1989.
  3. 3.Substituted by Act No.4 of 1994.