{"id":93366,"date":"2025-06-01T11:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93366"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:49:09","slug":"who-among-the-following-is-authorized-to-grant-a-warrant-to-search-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-among-the-following-is-authorized-to-grant-a-warrant-to-search-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following is authorized to grant a warrant to search for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following is authorized to grant a warrant to search for a document, parcel or other thing in the custody of the postal or telegraph authority ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Sub-divisional Magistrate&#8221; option2=&#8221;Judicial Magistrate first class&#8221; option3=&#8221;District Magistrate&#8221; option4=&#8221;Judicial Magistrate second class&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nSection 92(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, states that if any document, parcel or other thing in the custody of the postal or telegraph authority is required for the purpose of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding, a District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or Court of Session or High Court may require the authority to deliver it, or issue a search-warrant for it if delivery is refused. Among the options, only District Magistrate is listed in Section 92 as being authorized to issue such a warrant or order.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Power to requisition or search for documents\/parcels in postal\/telegraph custody is vested in specific judicial and executive authorities.<br \/>\n&#8211; Section 92 lists District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court of Session, or High Court.<br \/>\n&#8211; Sub-divisional Magistrates and Judicial Magistrates below CJM are not empowered under this section.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThis provision allows law enforcement and courts to access communications or items sent via postal or telegraph services when necessary for legal proceedings, balancing privacy concerns with the needs of justice.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following is authorized to grant a warrant to search for a document, parcel or other thing in the custody of the postal or telegraph authority ? 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