Section 22: Power to seizure and arrest in public places

22. Power to seizure and arrest in public places.__ An officer authorized under section 21 may— (a) seize, in any public place or in transit, any narcotic drug, psychotropic substance or controlled substance in respect of which he has reason to believe that an offence punishable under this Act has been committed, and, along with such drug, substance or any other article liable to confiscation under this Act and any document or other article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act; and (b) detain and search any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed an offence punishable under this Act, and if such person has any narcotic drug, psychotropic substance or controlled substance in his possession and such possession appears to him to be unlawful, arrest him. Explanation.__ For the purpose of this section, the expression “public place” includes any public conveyance, hotel, shop or any other place intended for use by, or accessible to, the public.

Effective date: 1997-07-11

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