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(a) that a meeting of an unlawful society or of persons who are members of an unlawful society is being held or is about to be held in any place; or
(b) that any books, accounts, lists of members, writings, banners, insignia, seals or other things whatsoever belonging to or connected with or intended to be used for the purposes of an unlawful society, are to be found in any place; or
(c) that any place is being or has been used, or is about to be used, for the purposes of an unlawful society; or
(d) that any evidence of the existence of an unlawful society is to be found in any place,
the magistrate may, by warrant directed to any public officer, empower such officer and his assistants to enter and search such place, by day or by night, using force if necessary.
(2) Such officer and his assistants may seize and detain any books, accounts, lists of members, writings, banners, insignia, seals or other things which appear to belong to or to be connected with or to be intended to be used for the purposes of an unlawful society, or which may appear to indicate the existence of an unlawful society, and may arrest any person found on such place or escaping therefrom and may detain any such person until he can conveniently be brought before a magistrate.
(3) The powers conferred by a warrant issued under sub-section (1) may be exercised without warrant by any justice of the peace or by any public officer accompanied by a justice of the peace.
(4) No person shall resist or obstruct any such search, arrest or seizure.
(5) It shall be lawful for a magistrate to forfeit anything duly seized under any power conferred by or under this section.
7.—(1) When any books, accounts, lists of members, writings, banners, insignia, seals or other things whatsoever, which may reasonably be suspected to belong to or to be connected with or to be intended to be used for the purposes of an unlawful society, are found in the possession or under the control of any
SOCIETIES.
No. 8 of 1920. .
1485
(a) that a meeting of an unlawful society or of persons who are members of an unlawful society is being held or is about to be held in any place; or
(b) that any books, accounts, lists of members, writings, banners, insignia, seals or other things whatsoever belonging to or connected with or intended to be used for the purposes of an unlawful society, are to be found in any place; or
(c) that any place is being or has been used, or is about to be used, for the purposes of an unlawful society; or
(d) that any evidence of the existence of an unlawful society is to be found in any place,
the magistrate may, by warrant directed to any public officer, empower such officer and his assistants to enter and search such place, by day or by night, using force if necessary.
(2) Such officer and his assistants may seize and detain any books, accounts, lists of members, writings, banners, insigna, seals or other things which appear to belong to or to be connected with or to be intended to be used for the purposes. of an unlawful' society, or which may appear to indicate the existence of an unlawful society, and may arrest any person found on such place or escaping therefrom and may detain any such person until he can conveniently be brought before a magistrate.
(3) The powers conferred by a warrant issued under sub- section (1) may be exercised without warrant by any justice of the peace or by any public officer accompanied by a justice. of the peace.
(4) No person shall resist or obstruct any such search, arrest or seizure.
(5) It shall be lawful for a magistrate to forfeit anything duly seized under any power conferred by or under this section.
7.—(1) When any books, accounts, lists of members, writ- Evidence. ings, banners, insignia, seals or other things whatsoever, which may reasonably be suspected to belong to or to be connected with or to be intended to be used for the
of an purposes
unlawful society, are found in the possession or under the control of any
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