Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Information to Police and Powers of Investigation
30. Search for person wrongfully confined
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court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
The police officer or person granted the search warrant may search for the confined person in accordance with the terms of the warrant.
police officer
“police officer” has the meaning given by the Police Force Act 2004;
The confined person, if found, must as soon as reasonably practicable, be taken before the court, and the court is to make an order that is appropriate in the circumstances.
If information is given to a police officer that there is reasonable cause for suspecting that any person is unlawfully confined in a place, and the police officer has reason to believe that a delay in obtaining a search warrant is likely to adversely affect the rescue of the confined person or the arrest of the person responsible for confining the confined person, that police officer may immediately proceed to enter and search the place without a search warrant.
place
“place” includes —(a)any building or structure, whether permanent or temporary;(b)any land, whether or not built on;(c)any place, whether or not enclosed, and whether or not situated underground or underwater;(d)any vessel, aircraft, train, or vehicle (whether mechanically‑propelled or otherwise) or any other means of transport; and(e)any part of any place referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d);