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Section 13: Power to search without warrant.

The Railway Protection Force Act, 1957Central Act · Act 23 of 1957

(1)Whenever *** any member of the Force, not below the rank of a Senior Rakshak, has reason to believe that any such offence as is referred to in section 12 has been or is being committed and that a search-warrant cannot be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity of escaping or of concealing evidence of the offence, he may detain him and search his person and belongings forthwith and, if he thinks proper, arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed the offence.

(2)The provisions of the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], relating to searches under that Code shall, so far as may be, apply to searches under this section.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Railway Protection Force Act, 1957
Section13
Marginal notePower to search without warrant.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • omitted, Act 60 of 1985. . The words "any superior officer or" omitted by Act 60 of 1985, s. 18 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 20-9-1985).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 18 and Schedule, ibid., for "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)" (w.e.f. 20-9-1985).

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