Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter VII: Processes to Compel the Production of Things · C.—General provisions relating to searches
Section 102: Direction, etc., of search-warrants
In plain words
The rules on directing and executing arrest warrants in sections 32, 72, 74, 76, 79, 80 and 81 apply, as far as possible, to search-warrants issued under sections 96, 97, 98 and 100.
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Official text
The provisions of sections 32, 72, 74, 76, 79, 80 and 81 shall, so far as may be, apply to all search-warrants issued under section 96, section 97, section 98 or section 100.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 102
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