Issue of Search Warrants

(1) Where in consequence of information in his/her possession, the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta- (a) Has reason to believe that any person; (i) To whom a summon or notice under this Act has been issued or likely to be issued, may not produce or cause to be produced, or may tamper with any property, document or thing which will be necessary or useful for or relevant to any inquiry or other proceedings to be conducted by him; (ii) Is in possession of any money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing represents either wholly or partly income or property which has not been disclosed to the authorities as required under any law or rule for the time being in force; or (b) Considers that the purposes of any inquiry or other proceedings to be conducted by him will be served by a general search or inspection, he may by a search warrant authorize any officer subordinate to him or any officer of the institution of Lokayukta or any person or agency referred to in Section 11 or any Commissioner appointed by him under clause (e) of sub-section (2) of Section 14, to conduct a search or carry out an inspection in accordance therewith and in particular to: (i) Enter and search any building or place where he has reason to suspect that such property, document, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing is kept. (ii) Search any person who is reasonably suspected of concealing about his person any article for which search should be made; (iii) Break open the lock of any door, box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising the powers conferred by item (i), where the keys thereof are not available; (iv) Seize or seal any such property, document, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing found as a result of such search; (v) Place marks of identification on any property or document or make or cause to be made extracts or copies there from; or (vi) Make a note or an inventory of any such property, document money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing. (2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 relating to search and seizure shall mutatis mutandis apply to searches and seizures under section (1). (3) A warrant issued under sub-section (1), for all purposes, be deemed to be warrant issued by a Court under Section 93 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.