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15. Power of search and seizure.

(a) has reason to believe that a person -
(i) to whom a summons or notice under this Act, has been or might be issued, will not or would not produce or cause to be produced any property, document or thing which will be necessary or useful or relevant to any inquiry or other proceedings to be conducted by him ;
(ii) is in possession of any money, bullion, jewellery, or other valuable article or thing and such money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing represents wholly or partly income or property which has not been disclosed to the authorities for the purpose of any law or rule in force which requires such disclosure to be made ; or
(b) considers that the purposes of any inquiry or other proceedings to be conducted by him will be served by a general search or inspection,
(I) enter and search any building or place where he has reason to suspect that such property, document, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing is kept ;
(II) break open the lock of any door, box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) where the keys thereof are not available ;
(III) seize any such property, document, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing found as a result of such search ;
(IV) place a mark of identification on any property or document or make or cause to be made extracts or copies therefrom; or
(V) make a note or an inventory of any such property, document, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing.