Section-50 Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted
Section-50 Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted.
(1) When any officer duly authorized under section 42 is about to search any person under the provisions of section 41, section 42 or sections 43, he shall, if such person so requires, take such person without unnecessary delay to the nearest Gazetted Officer of any of the departments mentioned in section 42 or to the nearest Magistrate.
(2) If such requisition is made, the officer may detain the person until he can bring him before the Gazetted Officer or the Magistrate referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) The Gazetted Officer or the Magistrate before whom any such person is brought shall, if he sees no reasonable ground for search, forthwith discharge the person but otherwise shall direct that search be made.
(4) No female shall be searched by anyone excepting a female
View Previous | View Next
