Section 43. When search warrant may be issued. (CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (SYARIAH) CODE 1994

ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1994
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (SYARIAH) CODE 1994

PART II - GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO CRIMINAL COURT
CHAPTER 5 - OF PROCESSES TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MOVABLE PROPERTY AND FOR THE DISCOVERY OF PERSONS WRONGFULLY CONFINED

Section 43. When search warrant may be issued.

(1) Where-

(a) any Court has reason to believe that a person to whom a summons under section 41 has been or might have been addressed will not or would not produce the property or document as required by such requisition;

(b) such property or document is not known to the Court to be in the possession of any person;

(c) the Court considers that the purposes of justice or of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code will be served by a general search or inspection; or

(d) a Judge having been satisfied on a written information given to him as a declaration and after making an inquiry as he thinks necessary has reasons to believe that an offence has been committed in any place, the Court may issue a search warrant and the person to whom such warrant is directed may search and inspect in accordance therewith and with the provisions hereinafter contained.

(2) A search warrant shall ordinarily be directed to the Religious Enforcement Officer and Assistant Religious Enforcement Officers to be designated by name therein, and all or any of such officers may execute such warrant.

(3) The Court issuing a search warrant may direct it to the Chief Police Officer of the State and to some other police officers to be designated by name therein and all or any police officers may execute such warrant.