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Duty of police to accept seized articles and arrested persons.—Every officer-in-charge of a police station shall take charge of and keep in safe custody, pending the order of the Court or the Collector, all articles seized or persons arrested under this Act which may be delivered to him and shall allow the excise officer who may accompany such articles, to affix his seal to such articles and to take samples of and from them.