Section 46. Production of seized articles before Magistrate.

2[46. Production of seized articles before Magistrate.––All liquor or other contraband articles seized under this Act shall be produced before the nearest Magistrate without any delay who shall seal those articles making an inventory thereof. Where, however, this cannot be done without unreasonable inconvenience, delay or expense, the officer making enquiry on the spot or seizing the goods shall seal all such articles in the presence of at least two respectable witnesses. The articles so seized shall remain in the custody of the officer seizing them pending orders of a Magistrate.]