Section 23 in The Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 [Entire Act]
this sub-section shall be cognizable offence within the meaning of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973. Provided that no police officer shall arrest ... time being in force, whoever in the local area- (i) imports, exports, transports, or possesses liquor or any intoxicating drug or cigarettes including beedies