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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 51

Search of Arrested Persons

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 51 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Search of Arrested Persons. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Whenever a person is arrested by a police officer under a warrant which does not provide for the taking of bail, or under a warrant which provides for the taking of bail but the person Arrested cannot furnish bail, and

whenever a person is arrested without warrant, or by a private person under a warrant, and cannot legally be admitted to bail, or is unable to furnish bail.

The officer making the arrests or, when the arrest is made by a private person, the police officer to whom he makes over the person arrested, may search such person, and place in safe custody all articles, other than necessary wearning-apparel, found upon him and where any article is seized from the arrested person, a receipt showing the articles taken in possession by the police officer shall be given to such person.

(2) Whenever it is necessary to cause a female to be searched, the search shall be made by another female with strict regard to decency.

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What does Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 51 provide?

Section Section 51 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Search of Arrested Persons) is reproduced on this page as part of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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