State Act
Section 31. Power of seizure and arrest in public places
The Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition and Control) Act, 2014
This Act was repealed on 28 May 2019 by the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Act, 2019 (Act No. 8 of 2019), s.54(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
31. Power of seizure and arrest in public places: Any officer of Excise & Narcotics and Police officer referred to in Section 30 of this Act may, without warrant – (a) seize, in any public place or in transit any liquor, material, utensil, implement or apparatus in respect of which he has reasons to believe that an offence punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder, has been committed, and along with it, any document or other article which may furnish evidence of the commission of the offence, and (b) stop, rummage and search any vehicle, vessel or conveyance. If it becomes necessary to stop the vehicle, vessel or conveyance, he may use all lawful means for stopping it. (c) detain, search and arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed an offence under this Act.