Under which of the following circumstances may a search warrant be iss

Under which of the following circumstances may a search warrant be issued by a court ?

  • 1. Where such document or thing is not known to the court to be in the possession of any person
  • 2. Where court considers that the purpose of any inquiry or trial or other proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 will be served by general search

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2022
Both circumstances mentioned are valid grounds for issuing a search warrant by a court under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
– Section 93(1)(a) of CrPC allows a court to issue a search warrant if it believes that a person summoned will not produce a document or thing, or if the document/thing is not known to be in the possession of any person (corresponding to point 1).
– Section 93(1)(c) of CrPC allows for a general search or inspection if the court considers that the purposes of any inquiry, trial, or other proceeding will be served by such a search (corresponding to point 2).
– Section 93 of CrPC outlines the power of courts to issue search warrants. The other ground mentioned in Section 93(1)(b) is where the court considers that the purposes of any inquiry, trial, or other proceeding will be served by a search or inspection.