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State of Chattisgarh - Subsection

Section 23A(5) in Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915

(5)When any newspaper, book, leaflet, booklet or other publication wherever printed or published appears to the State Government to contain any advertisement or matter commending, soliciting the use of, or offering any liquor, the State Government may, by notification, declare every copy of the issue of the newspaper and every copy of such book, leaflet, booklet or other publication to be forfeited to Government, and thereupon any Excise Officer, any officer of the police or revenue department and any other person authorised in that behalf by the State Government may seize the same wherever found in Chhattisgarh and any Collector of Judicial Magistrate of the first class or second class or other officer authorised by the State Government may by warrant authorise any police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector to enter upon and search for the same in any premises where any copy of such issue or any such book, leaflet, booklet or other publication may be or may be reasonably suspected to be.