If any District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class has reason to believe that any person is confined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may issue a search-warrant, and the person to whom such warrant is directed may search for the person so confined; and such search shall be made in accordance therewith, and the person, if found, shall be immediately taken before a Magistrate, who shall make such order as in the circumstances of the case seems proper.
Section 100: Search for persons wrongfully confined.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023Central Act · Act 46 of 2023
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Section | 100 |
| Marginal note | Search for persons wrongfully confined. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 5 |
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- CRLMC/5667/2025 of MANJULATA JENA @ NAYAK Vs STATE OF ODISHAHigh Court of Orissa · 2026-01-06
- CRLREV/948/2025 of SK. ISHAQ Vs SUPERINTENDENT OF UTKAL BALASHRAM, BALASOREHigh Court of Orissa · 2025-11-29
- CRM(M)/1221/2025 of KHULDA AKHTER Vs MANMOHAN KUMARHigh Court of Jammu and Kashmir · 2025-11-21
- WP/876/2025 of VENKATESH NARSINGRAO UDGIRKAR Vs SNEHLATA VENKATESH UDGIRKARBombay High Court · 2025-11-12
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