Delhi Judicial Services Pre Exam 2007

A search warrant may be issued

Verified Answer
A. Where the court does not know if a document is in possession of a person
B. Where the court consider that purpose of any inquiry or trial will be served by a general search
C. Where a court has reason to believe that a person would not produce a requisitioned document
D. All of the above

Explanation:

Under Section 93 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), a court may issue a search warrant in several circumstances: (A) when it does not know in whose possession a document or thing is; (B) when it considers that a general search or inspection is necessary for the purposes of an inquiry, trial, or other proceeding; and (C) when it believes that the person to whom a summons or order under Section 91 (to produce a document or thing) has been issued would not produce it. Therefore, all the given options are valid grounds.