Difference between revisions of "Search and Seizure"
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* For the purposes of collecting criminal evidence and tracking down a criminal offender, the investigating personnel may search the residence of the crime suspects and persons who might hide the criminal offender or criminal evidence (art. 109 CPL) | * For the purposes of collecting criminal evidence and tracking down a criminal offender, the investigating personnel may search the residence of the crime suspects and persons who might hide the criminal offender or criminal evidence (art. 109 CPL) | ||
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| + | * The officer or other person making an arrest may take from the person arrested any offensive weapons and shall deliver them to the Court or officer to whom the person making the arrest must produce the arrestee (s. 52 Criminal Procedure Code 1973) | ||
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| + | '''Search of person''' | ||
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| + | * The officer making the arrest may search that person, and put in safe custody all articles, other than necessary wearing apparel, found upon him and where any article is seized from the arrested person, a receipt showing the articles taken in possession by the police officer shall be given to such person. (s.51 (1) CPC) | ||
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| + | '''Search of home''' | ||
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| + | * If a police officer having authority to arrest, has reason to believe that the person to be arrested has entered into, or is within any place, the person residing or being in charge it, shall allow the officer free ingress thereto, and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein. (s.47 CPC) | ||
