Contraband goods and intoxicating goods Contraband goods

Contraband goods and intoxicating goods Contraband goods:

Contraband goods:-

Contraband goods include arms, ammunition, and military stores.

a. Arms- Fire-arms, bayonets, swords, daggers, spears, bows and arrows etc.

b. Ammunition - Dynamite, Land mines, chlorate etc.

c. Military stores - Material notified as to in Gazette of Central Government.

Rules:-

1. For booking of contraband goods license is required, except for the following circumstances-

a. Booking such goods on orders of Central / State Government.

b. When booked by a person who is lawfully entitled to possess contraband goods,

c. At the time of export/import of contraband goods.

d. While booking chlorate for industrial/agricultural/ medicinal use.

2. Two copies of license should be produced along with forwarding note at the time of booking contraband goods. Details mentioned in forwarding note and goods brought for booking should be tallied with license.

3. Arms, ammunition or military stores should be written on packages.

4. At the time of preparation of Railway Receipt, License number should be written on Railway Receipt and Railway Receipt number on License.

5. One copy of license will be kept as record along with forwarding note and the other copy will be sent to destination station.

6. Booking and carriage of contraband goods will be done by the route mentioned in the license.

7. Contraband goods should be stacked at a safe place.

8. Separate summary should be prepared for contraband goods.

9. Information will be given to junction station and RPF for safe transportation.

10. All packages/wagons should be dispatched at a time

11. Contraband goods should not be detained enroute. But nominated officer can detain them for investigation.

12. If packages are found in broken state, GRP and RPF should be informed immediately.

13. Delivery will be given at destination station in presence of RPF.

14. Consignee should produce a copy of license along with Railway Receipt at the time of delivery.

15. Unclaimed contraband goods will not be auctioned, and instead will be handed over to concerned department.

16. If consignment does not reach destination station within reasonable time, tracing should be initiated.

Intoxicating goods:-

Intoxicating goods means intoxicating goods as defined in the Act of the states on which forwarding and destination stations are situated.

eg:-Liquor, Heroin, Opium, Cocaine, Ganja etc.

General Rules:-

1. For booking intoxicating goods, permit or pass should be produced containing the following information.

a. Name and address of consignor.

b. Name and address of consignee.

c. If any person is escorting the consignment, his name and address.

d. Name of forwarding and destination station

e. Number of packages, their weight, and contents.

f. Validity of the permit.

2. Seal of the officer granting the permit must be affixed with on each package.

3. Two copies of permit shall be produced along with forwarding note. Details mentioned in the forwarding note and goods should be tallied with permit.

4. At the time of preparation of railway receipt, permit number should be written on the Railway Receipt and Railway receipt number should be written on the permit.

5. One copy of permit shall be kept as record along with the forwarding note and the other copy will be sent to the destination station.

6. Booking and carriage of intoxicating goods will be by the route mentioned in the permit.

7. These goods should always be kept in lock.

8. Separate summary will be prepared for intoxicating goods.

9. All packages/wagons should be dispatched at a time.

10. Intoxicating goods should not be detained enroute but nominated officers can detain them for investigations.

11. If packages are found in broken state GRP and RPF should be informed immediately.

12. Delivery will be given at destination station in presence of RPF.

13. Unclaimed intoxicating goods will not be auctioned and instead will be handed over to concerned department.

14. If consignment does not reach destination station within reasonable time, tracing should be initiated.