Section 96 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

B.—Search-warrants

When search warrant may be issued.

96. (1) Where—
(a) any Court has reason to believe that a person to whom a summons order
under section 94 or a requisition under sub-section (1) of section 95 has been, or
might be, addressed, will not or would not produce the document or thing as required
by such summons or requisition; or
(b) such document or thing is not known to the Court to be in the possession of
any person; or
(c) the Court considers that the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding
under this Sanhita 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 provisions hereinafter contained.
(2) The Court may, if it thinks fit, specify in the warrant the particular place or part
thereof to which only the search or inspection shall extend; and the person charged with
the execution of such warrant shall then search or inspect only the place or part so specified.
(3) Nothing contained in this section shall authorise any Magistrate other than a
District Magistrate or Chief Judicial Magistrate to grant a warrant to search for a document,
parcel or other thing in the custody of the postal authority.

Read also Section 80 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS