Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 22

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s 22Search of persons arrested

(1)

When a person is arrested -

(a)

by a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer under a warrant which does not provide for the taking of bail or under a warrant which provides for the taking of bail but the person arrested cannot furnish bail; or

(b)

without warrant and the person arrested cannot legally be admitted to bail or is unable to furnish bail, the Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer making the arrest may search such person and seize all articles found on him other than the necessary wearing apparel and place them in safe custody, and any of such articles which there is reason to believe were used in committing the offence or the fruits or other evidence of the crime may be detained until his discharge or acquittal.

(2)

A list of all articles seized shall be prepared by the officer making the arrest and shall be signed by him.