Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act Section 53 — Operation of the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973]

Criminal

Summary

Except where this Act itself says otherwise, nothing in the Act changes how the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 operates. In other words, the usual criminal procedure rules continue to apply unless this Act specifically overrides them.

Under Section 53-A, a Prohibition Officer is treated as a police officer for the purposes of Section 125 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. This means that, for those specific purposes, the officer is considered a police officer under the Evidence Act.

Official Text

- [Save as expressly provided in this Act, nothing contained therein] shall affect the operation of the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974)]. [53-A. Prohibition Officer deemed to be a Police Officer for certain purposes.—A Prohibition Officer shall be deemed to be a Police officer within the meaning and for the purpose of Section 125 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Central Act 1 of 1872)]. CHAPTER VI RULES AND REGULATIONS