Persons in charge of closed place to allow search.

What this section does

Any person in charge of a closed place liable to search must allow free ingress and reasonable facilities to the officer executing a search-warrant on production of the warrant. The search must be conducted in the presence of two or more independent and respectable witnesses, a list of seized items must be prepared and signed, and a copy must be given to the occupant. A woman suspected of concealing articles may only be searched by another woman with strict regard to decency. Refusal to attend as a witness without reasonable cause constitutes an offence under section 222 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Officer executing warrant · Person in charge of place · Independent witnesses · Occupant · Woman searcher

Time limit

None specified

Derived from CrPC s.100.