Discussion
A private vehicle proceeding on a Highway, suspected to be carrying psychotropic drugs, may be searched by:-
Answer: D
The search may be made by all of the above officers.
Section 43 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 lets any officer of any of the departments mentioned in Section 42 seize narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in any public place or in transit, and detain and search any person or conveyance there. A private vehicle moving on a highway is in a public place, so Section 43 rather than the warrant-and-authorisation procedure for buildings under Section 42 applies.
The police is one of the departments named in Section 42, and the officers there must be superior in rank to a constable. A head constable of the local police station, a sub-inspector posted elsewhere and the Deputy Superintendent or officer-in-charge of the area are all such officers, which is why the key accepts every option together.
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