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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Opium Act, 1878 Section 20A

Persons arrested how to be dealt with 1 Secs. 20 to 20J subs. for original sec. 20 by Ben. Act 5 of 1933

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Opium Act, 1878 Section 20A is part of Opium Act, 1878 - Persons arrested how to be dealt with 1 Secs. 20 to 20J subs. for original sec. 20 by Ben. Act 5 of 1933. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) When any person is arrested or any opium or other thing is seized under the provisions of this Act, the person making the arrest or seizure shall, if he is an officer of the Excise, Police or Customs Department, forthwith forward the person arrested or the thing seized to the nearest officer of his department empowered under

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What does Opium Act, 1878 Section 20A provide?

Section Section 20A of the Opium Act, 1878 (Persons arrested how to be dealt with 1 Secs. 20 to 20J subs. for original sec. 20 by Ben. Act 5 of 1933) is reproduced on this page as part of the Opium Act, 1878. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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