(2) If any such document, parcel or thing is, in the opinion of any other Magistrate, 1* * *or District
Superintendent of Police, wanted for any such purpose, he may require the Postal or Telegraph Department,
as the case may be, to cause search to be made for and to detain such document, parcel or thing pending the
orders of any such 2* * * Court.
B.—Searchwarrants
96. When searchwarrant may be issued.(1) Where any Court has reason to believe that a person to
whom a summons or order under section 94 or a requisition under section 95, subsection (1), has been or
might be addressed, will not or would not produce the document or thing as required by such summons or
requisition,
or where such document or thing is not known to the Court to be in the possession of any person,
or where the Court considers that the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceedings under this Code
will be served by a general search or inspection,
it may issue a searchwarrant; and the person to whom such warrant is directed, may search or inspect in
accordance therewith and the provision hereinafter contained.
2* * *
97. Power to restrict warrant. The Court may, if it thinks fit, specify in the warrant the particular place
or part thereof to which only the search or inspection shall extend; and the person charged with the
execution of such warrant shall then search or inspect only the place or part so specified.
98. Search of house suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.(1) If a [2* * *]
Magistrate of the first class, upon information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary, has reason to
believe that any place is used for the deposit or sale of stolen property,
or for the deposit or sale or manufacture of forged documents, false seals or counterfeit stamps 3[bank
notes, currency notes or coins or instruments or materials for counterfeiting coin, stamps, bank notes or
currency notes] or for forging,
or that any forged documents, false seals or counterfeit stamps 3[bank notes, currency notes or coins or
instruments or materials for counterfeiting coin, stamps, bank notes or currency notes] or for forging, are
kept or deposited in any place,
4[or 5 * * * for the deposit, sale, manufacture or production of any obscene object such as is referred to
in section 292 of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) or that any such obscene objects are kept or
deposited in any place ;]
1 The words “or of any Commissioner of Police” omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
2 Omitted. by Ord. 37 of 2001, ss. 2527 (w.e.f. 1482001).
3 Subs. by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2. and Sch., for “or coin, or instruments or materials for counterfeiting coin or stamps”.
4 Ins. by the Obscene Publications Act, 1925 (8 of 1925), s. 3.
5 The commas and words “, if a District Magistrate, [or a Subdivisional Magistrate], upon information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary, has reason to believe that any place is used”
omitted by Ord. 12 of 1972, s. 2 and Sch. The words in crotches were subs. by A.O., 1949, Sch., for “Subdivisional Magistrate or a Presidency Magistrate”.
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