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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Customs Act, 1962 Section 100

Power to Search Suspected Persons Entering or Leaving India, Etc

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Customs Act, 1962 Section 100 is part of Customs Act, 1962 - Power to Search Suspected Persons Entering or Leaving India, Etc. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) If the proper officer has reason to believe that any person to whom this section applies has secreted about his person, any goods liable to confiscation or any documents relating thereto, he may search that person.

(2) This section applies to the following persons, namely:--

(a) any person who has landed from or is about to board or is on board any vessel within the Indian customs waters;

(b) any person who has landed from or is about to board, or is on board a foreign-going aircraft;

(c) any person who has got out of, or is about to get into, or is in, a vehicle, which has arrived from, or is to proceed to any place outside India;

(d) any person not included in clause (a), (b) or (c) who has entered or is about to leave India;

(e) any person in a customs area.

Frequently asked questions

What does Customs Act, 1962 Section 100 provide?

Section Section 100 of the Customs Act, 1962 (Power to Search Suspected Persons Entering or Leaving India, Etc) is reproduced on this page as part of the Customs Act, 1962. 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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