As per section 67(2) of CGST Act 2017, an officer, not below the rank of Joint Commissioner may authorize (in writing ) any officer or may himself conduct search and seizer of goods, documents or books or things if he has reason to believe (either pursuant to an inspection carried out or otherwise ) that goods, documents, books and things are secreted in any place.
Source Taxguru
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