The 1[Commissioner] or Collector or any Prohibition Officer duly
empowered in this behalf by the 2[State] Government or any Police Officer may
arrest without an order from a Magistrate and without warrant any person who
obstructs him in the execution of his duties under this Act or who has escaped or
attempts to escape from custody in which he has been or is lawfully detained under
this Act.
1 This word was substituted for the word "Director" by Mah. 52 of 1973, s. 3 Sch.
2 This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.