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.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 91 Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance
Section 92 Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance
Section 93 Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest
Section 94 Summons to produce document or other thing
Section 95 Procedure as to letters
Section 96 When search warrant may be issued
Section 97 Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc
Section 98 Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search warrants for same
Section 99 Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture