Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter VI
59. When search warrant may be issued
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where -
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Terms defined in s 2
Court of Appeal
Defined · s 2"Court of Appeal" means the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court for Brunei Darussalam;
High Court
Defined · s 2"High Court" means the High Court of the Supreme Court for Brunei Darussalam;
inquiry
Defined · s 2"inquiry" includes every inquiry conducted under this Code before a Magistrate;
postal article
Defined · s 2"postal article" means any letter, postcard, book, document, pamphlet, sample parcel or package or other article whatsoever transmitted by post;
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