Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
43. Power of seizure and arrest in
public places.
Any officer of any of the departments mentioned in section 42
may-
(a) seize, in any public place or in transit, any narcotic drug
or psychotropic substance in respect of which he has reason to believe an
offence punishable under Chapter IV has been committed, and, along with such
drug or substance, any animal or conveyance or article liable to confiscation
under this Act, and any document or other article which he has reason to
believe may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under
Chapter IV relating to such drug or substance;
(b) detain and search any person whom he has reason to believe
to have committed an offence punishable under Chapter IV, and, if such person
has any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance in his possession and such
possession appears to him to be unlawful, arrest him and other person in his
company.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, the
expression "public place" includes any public conveyance, hotel,
shop, or other place intended for use by, or accessible to, the public.