Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
53. Power to invest officers of certain
departments with powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station.
(1) The Central Government, after consultation with the State
Government, may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, invest any
officer of the department of central excise, narcotics, customs, revenue
intelligence or Border Security Force or any class of such officers with the
powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of the
offences under this Act.
(2) The State Government may, by notification published in the
Official Gazette, invest any officer of the department of drugs control,
revenue or excise or any class of such officers with the powers of an
officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of offences under
this Act.