Disposal of persons arrested and articles seized
Chapter 6: Procedure
(1) Any officer arresting a person under section 41, section 42, section 43 or section 44 shall, as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds for such arrest.
(2) Every person arrested and article seized under warrant issued under sub-section (1) of section 41 shall be forwarded without unnecessary delay to the Magistrate by whom the warrant was issued.
(3) Every person arrested and article seized under sub-section (2) of section 41, section 42, section 43 or section 44 shall be forwarded without unnecessary delay to—
(a) the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station, or
(b) the officer empowered under section 53.
(4) The authority or officer to whom any person or article is forwarded under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) shall, with all convenient despatch, take such measures as may be necessary for the disposal according to law of such person or article.
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act No. 61 of 1985). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
Related sections
- 50Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted
- 50APower to undertake controlled delivery
- 51Provisions of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to warrants, arrests, searches and seizures
- 52ADisposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
- 53Power to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station
- 53ARelevancy of statements under certain circumstances