CrPC § 96 — When search-warrant may be issued

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where any Court has reason to believe that a person to
whom a summons or order under section 94 or a requisition under section 95, sub-section

(1), has been or
might be addressed, will not or would not produce the document or thing as required by such summons or
requisition,
or where such document or thing is not known to the Court to be in the possession of any person,
or where the Court considers that the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceedings under this Code
will be served by a general search or inspection,
it may issue a search-warrant; and the person to whom such warrant is directed, may search or inspect in
accordance therewith and the provision hereinafter contained.
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Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.96: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 51, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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