Section 58
Search for person wrongfully confined
of Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code
If any Syar'ie Judge has reason to believe that any person is wrongfully confined, he may issue a search warrant, and the person to whom the warrant is directed may search for the person confined. The search shall be made in accordance with the warrant and the person, if found, shall immediately be brought before a Syar'ie Judge who shall make any order as in the circumstances of the case seems fit.
Person in charge of closed places to allow search 59.
(1)
When any place liable to search or inspection under this Chapter is closed, any person residing in or being in charge of such place shall. on demand of the officer or other person executing the warrant and on production of the warrant. allow him free ingress thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein.
(2)
If ingress to such place cannot be so obtained, the officer or other person executing the warrant may proceed in the manner provided by section 18(2).
Syar'ie Judge issuing search warrant may attend at its execution 60.
The Syar'ie Judge by whom a search warrant is issued may attend personally for the purpose of seeing that the warrant is duly executed.
Syar'ie Judge may direct search in his presence 61.
Any Syar'ie Judge may orally direct a search of any place to be made in his presence, the search of which he is competent to issue a search warrant.
Powers of search and seizure without warrant 62.
When it appears to any Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer of or above the rank of Inspector that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place there is concealed or deposited any evidence of the commission of an offence under which the Syariah Court has jurisdiction, and the Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant, the purpose of the search is likely to fail, such Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer may exercise in and in respect of the place all the powers mentioned in section 55(1) fully and adequately as if he was empowered to do so by warrant issued under the section.
Syur iah Courts
Criniinal Procedure Code
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List of all things seized to be made and signed 63.
A list of all things seized in the course of a search made under this
Chapter and of the places in which the things are respectively found shall be prepared by the officer or other person making the search and signed by him.
Occupant to be present at search 64.
The occupant of the place searched or a person on his behalf shall in every instance attend the search, and a copy of the list prepared and signed under section 63 shall be delivered to such occupant or person.