Section 58. Duty of officer in charge of police station to take charge of articles seized

Every officer in charge of a police station shall take charge of and keep in safe custody, pending the orders of a Magistrate or of the Collector, all articles seized under this Act which may be delivered to him ; and shall allow any 1[officer of the Excise Department] who may accompany such articles to the police station or may be deputed for the purpose by his superior officer, to affix his seal to such articles and to take samples of and from them. All samples so taken shall also be scaled with the seal of the officer in charge of the police station.