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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Central Excise Act, 1944 Section 22

Vexatious Search, Seizure, Etc., by Central Excise Officer

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Central Excise Act, 1944 Section 22 is part of Central Excise Act, 1944 - Vexatious Search, Seizure, Etc., by Central Excise Officer. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Any Central Excise or other Officer exercising powers under this Act or under the rules made thereunder who--

(a) without reasonable ground of suspicion searches or causes to be searched any house, boat or place;

(b) vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person;

(c) vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the movable property of any person, on pretence of seizing or searching for any article liable to confiscation under this Act;

(d) commits, as such officer, any other act to the injury of any person, without having reason to believe that such act is required for the execution of his duty;

shall, for every such offence, be punishable, with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.

Any person wilfully and maliciously giving false information and so causing an arrest or, a search to be made under this Act shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with both.

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What does Central Excise Act, 1944 Section 22 provide?

Section Section 22 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (Vexatious Search, Seizure, Etc., by Central Excise Officer) is reproduced on this page as part of the Central Excise Act, 1944. 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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