Chapter II A - Indicating amount of duty in the price of goods, etc., for purpose of refund and crediting certain amounts to the fund (From Section 12A to Section 12D)
Vexatious search and seizure by excise officers: criminal penalties for unreasonable searches and for giving false information. Vexatious search, seizure and related misconduct by a Central Excise officer is prohibited: searching without reasonable ground of suspicion, vexatious detention, arrest or seizure of movable property on pretence of confiscation, or other injurious acts without belief they are required for duty are punishable by fine. Wilfully and maliciously giving false information that causes an arrest or search is a separate offence punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both.
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Vexatious search and seizure by excise officers: criminal penalties for unreasonable searches and for giving false information.
Vexatious search, seizure and related misconduct by a Central Excise officer is prohibited: searching without reasonable ground of suspicion, vexatious detention, arrest or seizure of movable property on pretence of confiscation, or other injurious acts without belief they are required for duty are punishable by fine. Wilfully and maliciously giving false information that causes an arrest or search is a separate offence punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both.
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