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Power to search without a warrant.—Whenever any Excise Officer not below such rank as the State Government may, by notification, prescribe, has reason to believe that an offence under Section 34, Section 35, Section 36, Section 36-A, Section 36-B, Section 36-C, Section 37, Section 38, Section 38- A, Section 39, or Section 40 has been, is being or is likely to be committed, and that a search warrant cannot be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity of escape or of concealing evidence of the offence he may after recording the grounds of his belief.— 41 (a) at any time, by day or night enter and search any place and seize anything found thereine which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act; and (b) detain and search and, if he thinks proper, arrest any person found in such place whom he has reason to believe to be guilty of such offence as aforesaid. 54-A. Arrest without warrant for obstruction or assault.— Any Excise Officer, not below such rank as the State Government may by notification specify, may arrest without warrant any person who obstructs or assaults him in the execution of his duty under this Act: Provided that every person arrested under this section shall be admitted to bail by the person arresting, if sufficient bail be tendered for his appearance before a Magistrate or before a Police or Excise Officer as the case may be.