1[96. Punishment for vexatious delay.- Any officer or person exercising powers under this Act who vaxatiously
and unnecessarily delays forwarding to a Magistrate or to the officer-in-charge of
the nearest police station as required by the provisions of this Act any person
arrested or article seized under this Act shall, on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may
extend to 2[ten thousand rupees] or with both.]
1 This section was substituted for the original by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 62.
2 These words were substituted for the words "one thousand rupees" by Mah. 52 of 2005, s. 33.