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Section 47. Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested

If any person acting under a warrant of arrest, or any police-officer having authority to arrest, has reason to believe that the person to be arrested has entered into, or is within, any place, the person residing in, or being in charge of, such place shall, on demand of such person acting as aforesaid or such police-officer, allow him free ingress thereto, and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein. [1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [9]

Annotations (7)
  • amendment [1] the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P. O. No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government. ↩
  • annotation [2] “or the Crown Representative” omitted by the Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 (Order No. 4 of 1949), Art. 3 and Sch. 3 Subs. ibid., for “India”. ↩
  • amendment [4] the Central Laws (Statue Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”. ↩
  • amendment [5] and subs. by Ord. No. XXXVII of 2001, s. 21. ↩
  • amendment [6] A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”. ↩
  • amendment [7] Act No. XVIII of 1923, s. 9. 8 Subs. ibid., for “to be village-headmen for the purposes of this section in any village for which there is no such headman appointed under any other law”. ↩
  • amendment [9] Act No. XXV of 1974, s.2 and ., Sch. for “transportation for life” (w.e.f 13-4-72). ↩

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