Code Of Criminal Procedure Act (No. 15 of 1979)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

When search warrant may be issued

68.

(1)

	(a) Where any court has reason to believe that a person to whom a summons under section 66 or a requisition under section 67 has been or might be addressed will not or would not produce or deliver the document or other thing as required by such summons or requisition ; or

	(b) where such document or other thing is not known to the court to be in the possession of any person ; or

	(c) where the court considers that the purposes of any investigation or proceeding under this Code will be served by a general search or inspection,

(2) Every such warrant shall remain in force for a resonable number of days to be specified in such warrant.

(3) A warrant to search for a document in the custody of the Postal or Telecommunication authorities shall be granted only by the High Court.