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M. P. Sharma And Others vs Satish Chandra, District ... on 15 March, 1954

In our view the Sales Tax Inspector having seen the two books in the hands of the assessee was entitled to demand that they be shown to him and if he did forcibly try to take possession of them it cannot be said that he attempted to seize the account books within the meaning of s. 29(3) for the object was not to dispossess the trader but to hold the books for a temporary period for the purpose of inspection. If s. 29(4) authorises him to search business premises for the purpose of inspection it implies that he can get hold of the books in respect of the business of the assessee. As observed by this Court in M.P. Sharma v. Satish Chandra(1) these powers are given to the Sales Tax Inspector for the protection of social security. This Court observed that "a power of search and seizure is in any system of jurisprudence an overriding power of the State for the protection of social security and that power is necessarily regulated by law."
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