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(1) [Any officer of the department of Central Excise, Narcotics, Drugs Control, Customs, Revenue, Police or Excise, superior in rank to a peon or constable, authorized in this behalf by the Central Government or the State Government] who has reason to believe, from personal knowledge or from information given by any person and taken down in writing, that any dangerous drug in respect of which an offence punishable under Chapter III has been committed is kept or concealed in any building, vessel or enclosed place, may, between sunrise and sunset,- (a) enter into any such building, vessel or place;- (b) in case of resistance, break open any door and remove any other obstacle to such entry; (c) seize such drug and all materials used in the manufacture thereof and any other article which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under Section 33 and any document or other article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under Chapter III relating to such drug; and (d) detain and search, and, if he thinks proper, arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed an offence punishable under Chapter III relating to such drug: Provided that if such officer has reason to believe that a search warrant cannot be obtained without affording opportunity for the concealment of evidence or facility for the escape of an offender, he may enter and search such building, vessel or enclosed place at any time between sunset and sunrise, after recording the grounds of his belief (2) Where an officer takes down any information in writing under sub-section (1), or records grounds for his belief under the proviso thereto, he shall forthwith send a copy thereof to his immediate official superior. Subs. by Act 52 of 1957, Sec.8, for certain original words.