Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 55

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55.
When search warrant may be issued
(1) Where -
(a) any Syariah Court has reason to believe that a person to whom a summons or order under section 52 has been or might have been addressed will not or would not produce the property or document as directed in the summons or order;
(b) such property or document is not known to the Syariah
Court to be in the possession of any person:

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(c) the Syariah Court considers that the purpose of justice or any inquiry, trial or other proceedings under this Code will be served by a general search or inspection;
(d) a Syar'ie Judge, after receiving information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary, has reason to believe that an offence has been committed; or
(e) any evidence or thing which is necessary for the conduct of an investigation into any offence under which the Syariah Court has jurisdiction may be found in any place, the Syariah Court may issue a search warrant and the person to whom such warrant is directed may enter with such assistance as may be required, search and inspect the place for any such evidence or thing, and if anything searched for is found, it may be taken and brought before the Syar'ie Judge issuing the warrant. or other Syar'ie Judge to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
(2) A search warrant shall ordinarily be directed to any Religious
Enforcement Officer or police officer to be designated by name in the warrant. and all or any of such Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer may execute the warrant.

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s 55When search warrant may be issued

(1)

Where -

(a)

any Syariah Court has reason to believe that a person to whom a summons or order under section 52 has been or might have been addressed will not or would not produce the property or document as directed in the summons or order;

(b)

such property or document is not known to the Syariah

Court to be in the possession of any person:

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(c)

the Syariah Court considers that the purpose of justice or any inquiry, trial or other proceedings under this Code will be served by a general search or inspection;

(d)

a Syar'ie Judge, after receiving information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary, has reason to believe that an offence has been committed; or

(e)

any evidence or thing which is necessary for the conduct of an investigation into any offence under which the Syariah Court has jurisdiction may be found in any place, the Syariah Court may issue a search warrant and the person to whom such warrant is directed may enter with such assistance as may be required, search and inspect the place for any such evidence or thing, and if anything searched for is found, it may be taken and brought before the Syar'ie Judge issuing the warrant. or other Syar'ie Judge to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Code.

(2)

A search warrant shall ordinarily be directed to any Religious

Enforcement Officer or police officer to be designated by name in the warrant. and all or any of such Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer may execute the warrant.