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Section 61. Penalty for Excise Officer making vexatious search etc.

The Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950

Act no. 2 of 19501950In forceRajasthan (State Act)

61. Penalty for Excise Officer making vexatious search etc. - If any Excise Officer— (a) without reasonable grounds of suspicion enters, inspects or searches or causes to be entered, inspected or searched any place; or (b) vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes any property of any person on the pretence of seizing or searching for any article liable to confiscation under this Act; or (c) vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person; he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.