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Power to arrest without warrant, to seize articles liable for confiscation and to make searches.- (1) Any officer of the State Government 1[employed in the Excise Department, or any officer of the Police or Revenue Department empowered by the State Government in this behalf]1, subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed, and 2[x x x]2 may,- (a) arrest without warrent any person 1[for]1 an offence punishable under section 32, section 33, section34, section 36 or section 37; (b) seize and detain any excisable or other article which he has reason to belive to be liable to confiscation under this Act, or any other law for the time being in force relating to excise revenue; and (c) detain and search any person upon whom, and any vessel, raft, vehicle, animal, package, receptacle or covering in or upon which, he may have reasonable cause to suspect any such article to be. Excise [1966: KAR. ACT 21 402