GPRA 123 — Arrest of offenders and seizure of contraband articles.

Gujarat Prohibition Act (Bombay Prohibition), 1949

Statutory text

(1) Any Prohibition Officer authorized by the '[State] Government in this behalf or any Police Officer may—

(a) arrest without warrant any person whom he has reason to believe to be guilty of an offence under this Act ;

(b) seize and detain any intoxicant, hemp, mhowra flowers or molasses or other articles which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation or forfeiture under this Act '[and seize any document or other article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act ].

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