Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 18

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18.
Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
(1) If any person acting under a warrant of arrest or any Religious
Enforcement Officer or police officer having authority to arrest has reason to believe that any person to be arrested has entered into or is within any place, the person residing in or in charge of such place shall, on demand of such person acting as aforesaid or of such Religious Enforcement Oficer or police officer, allow him free ingress thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein.
(2) If ingress to such place cannot be obtained in accordance with subsection (1). it shall be lawful in any case for a person acting under a warrant, and in any case in which a warrant may be issued but cannot be obtained without affording the person to be arrested an opportunity to escape, for a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer to enter such place and search therein, and in order to effect an entrance illto such place. to break open any outer or inner door or window of any place whether the place is owned by the person to be arrested or of any other person if, after notification of his authority and purpose and after demand of admittance duly made, he cannot otherwise obtain admittance.

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s 18Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested

(1)

If any person acting under a warrant of arrest or any Religious

Enforcement Officer or police officer having authority to arrest has reason to believe that any person to be arrested has entered into or is within any place, the person residing in or in charge of such place shall, on demand of such person acting as aforesaid or of such Religious Enforcement Oficer or police officer, allow him free ingress thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein.

(2)

If ingress to such place cannot be obtained in accordance with subsection (1). it shall be lawful in any case for a person acting under a warrant, and in any case in which a warrant may be issued but cannot be obtained without affording the person to be arrested an opportunity to escape, for a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer to enter such place and search therein, and in order to effect an entrance illto such place. to break open any outer or inner door or window of any place whether the place is owned by the person to be arrested or of any other person if, after notification of his authority and purpose and after demand of admittance duly made, he cannot otherwise obtain admittance.