Section 77(1) in The Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1994
(1)Assessing authority or any officer not below the rank of Inspector, Commercial Taxes Department authorised by the Commissioner in his behalf with such conditions and restrictions as may be specified by such Commissioner, shall have the power-(a)to inspect or survey the place of business of a dealer or any other place where it is believed by such authority or officer that business is being done or accounts are being kept by such dealer;(b)to direct such dealer to produce accounts, registers and documents relating to his business activities for examinations;(c)to inspect the goods in the possession of the dealer or in the possession of anybody else on behalf of such dealer, wherever such goods are placed;(d)to make search of such place including the search of the person found there, where concealment of facts relating to business is suspected;(e)to break open the door of any premises or to break open any almirah, box, receptacle in which any goods, accounts, registers or documents of the dealer are suspected to be concealed, where access to such premises, almirah, box or receptacle is denied;(f)to record the statement of the dealer or his manager, agent or servant or to take extracts from any record and to put identification marks on accounts, registers or document and on any door, almirah, box or receptacle.Explanation.- There shall be a presumption in respect of goods, accounts, registers or documents, which are found at nay place of business of a dealer during any inspection or search that they relate to his business unless the contrary is proved by him.
