Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act Section 51 — Police to take charge of articles seized

Criminal

Summary

All officers in charge of police stations must take charge of and keep in safe custody, until a Magistrate or a Prohibition Officer gives orders, any articles seized under this Act that are delivered to them. They must also allow any Prohibition Officer who accompanies the articles to the police station, or who is sent for this purpose by a superior officer, to affix his seal to the articles and to take samples of and from them. All samples so taken must also be sealed with the seal of the officer in charge of the police station.

Official Text

- All officers in-charge of police stations shall take charge of and keep in safe custody pending the orders of a Magistrate or of a Prohibition Officer, all articles seized under this Act which may be delivered to them; and shall allow any Prohibition Officer who may accompany such articles to the police station, or who may be deputed for the purpose by his superior officer, to affix his seal to such articles and to take samples of and from them. All samples so taken shall also be sealed with the seal of the officer in-charge of the police station.