https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283464 A special search warrant issued by an Assistant Commissioner of Police was held to satisfy Section 6 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, because the expression "Commissioner of Police" was not separately defined. Section 17(1) of the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904, read with Section 11(2) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, allowed the officer then performing the functions of that office to exercise the relevant powers, and government and departmental orders specifically authorised Assistant Commissioners to issue such warrants. The warrant was therefore valid, the search could be relied on, and the conviction was upheld; only the sentence was reduced to the period already undergone. en-us Tue, 04 Apr 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:15:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283464 A special search warrant issued by an Assistant Commissioner of Police was held to satisfy Section 6 of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, because the expression "Commissioner of Police" was not separately defined. Section 17(1) of the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904, read with Section 11(2) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, allowed the officer then performing the functions of that office to exercise the relevant powers, and government and departmental orders specifically authorised Assistant Commissioners to issue such warrants. The warrant was therefore valid, the search could be relied on, and the conviction was upheld; only the sentence was reduced to the period already undergone. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Apr 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283464