CHAPTER-V DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL OF OFFENCES.

Section 24: Power to Prohibition and Excise Officer in matters of investigation

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."

(1) Any Prohibition and Excise Officer ¹[not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector] may, as regards offences under this Act, exercise within such area as may be notified in this behalf, powers conferred on an Officer incharge of a police station by the provision of 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 a 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.Substituted by Act No.35 of 1995.