(6) Any written statement received by the Federal Government from the foreign State in response
to a request under sub‑section (5) shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Oanun‑e‑Shahadat,
1984, be admissible in the evidence‑gathering proceedings, and be determinative of whether the
person's refusal is well‑founded under the foreign law.
(7) A person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses to comply with a lawful order of the High
Court made under this section, or who having refused under sub‑section (4), continues to refuse
notwithstanding the admission in evidence of a statement under sub‑section (6) to the effect that the
refusal is not well‑founded, commits a contempt of court.
(8) The High Court may issue a warrant for the arrest of a person named in an evidence‑gathering
order where it is satisfied that the person__
(a) did not attend or remain in attendance as required or is about to abscond; and
(b) was personally served with the order.
(9) A person arrested in pursuance of a warrant issued under sub section (8) shall be forthwith
brought before the High Court, to ensure compliance with the order made under subsection (2), and
the Court may order that the person be detained in custody or released on recognizance, with or
without sureties.
(10) A search warrant__
(a) shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 (V of
1898);
(b) shall specify a time and date when the High Court will hear any representations from any
person from whom, a record or thing is seized pursuant to the warrant, before any order is
made to send it to the foreign State; and
(c) may include such terms and conditions as the High Court considers desirable, including
conditions relating to the time or manner of its execution.
(11) The person executing a search warrant issued under sub‑section (2)__
(a) may seize anything that he believes on reasonable grounds will afford evidence of, or has
been obtained for, or used in, or is intended to be used in, the commission of an offence
under this Act;
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