CHAPTER-V DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL OF OFFENCES.

Section 21: Arrest of offenders and seizure of contraband liquor and articles without warrant

The Telangana Prohibition Act, 1995

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Telangana (Revenue Department): the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 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.6, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 06.01.2016, with amendments up to Act No.17 of 2006.

The heading of Chapter IV carries a footnote that cannot be shown with the heading: "Chapter IV consisting of sections 15 and 16 substituted by Act No. 5 of 1997, consisting of section 15."

Any Prohibition Officer or any Police Officer, ¹[not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector],-

(a) may arrest without warrant any person found committing an offence punishable under ¹[section 7, section 7A, section 8 or section 9];

(b) may seize and detain any liquor or other article which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act; and

(c) may search any person, vessel, vehicle, animal, package, receptacle or covering, upon whom or in which, he may have reasonable cause to suspect any such liquor or other article or to be concealed.

Footnotes in the official text

1.Substituted by Act No.35 of 1995.