Section 57
Section 57
If any postal article, telegram or other document is, in the opinion of the Court of Appeal or the High Court, wanted for the purpose of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceedings under this Code, such Court may require the postal or telegraph authorities to deliver the postal article, telegram or other document to such person as it may direct.
Provisions of sections 39 to 42 to apply 58.
The provisions of sections 39, 40, 41 and 42 apply in relation to summonses under this Chapter.
Search warrants
When search warrant may be issued 59.
(1)
Where -
(a)
any Court has reason to believe that a person to whom a summons under section 56 or a requisition under section 57 has been or might have been addressed will not or would not produce the property or document as required by such requisition;
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such property or document is not known to the Court to be in the possession of any person; or
(c)
the Court considers that the purposes of justice or of any inquiry, trial or other proceedings under this Code will be served by a general search or inspection, 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 in this Chapter.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall authorise any Court other than the Court of Appeal or the High Court to grant a warrant to search for a postal article, telegram or other document in the custody of the postal or telegraph authorities.
(3)
A search warrant shall ordinarily be directed to the officer in charge of police of the District in which it is issued and to some other officers to be designated by name therein, and all or any of such police officers may execute such warrant.
(4)
The Court issuing a search warrant may direct it to any person or persons by name, not being police officers, and all or any one or more of such persons may execute such warrant.
Power to restrict warrant 60.
The Court may, if it thinks fit, specify in the warrant the particular place or part thereof to which only the search or inspection shall extend, and the person charged with the execution of such warrant shall then search or inspect only the place or part so specified.
Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents etc.