Section 147State of Maharashtra Act

Section 147: Vexatious entry, search, arrest, etc., by Police Officer

Vexatious entry, search, arrest, etc., by Police Officer.

Any Police officer who––

(a)

without lawful authority or reasonable cause enters or searches, or causes to be entered or searched, any building, vessel, tent or place;

(b)

vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the property of any person;

(c)

vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person;

(d)

offers any unnecessary personal violence to any person in his custody; or

(e)

holds out any threat or promise not warranted by law,

shall for every such offence, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Sec 146 — Penalty for failure to deliver up certificate of appointment or of office or other article

Sec 148 — Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested

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