Power to search without warrant.

(1) Whenever any member of the Force, has reasons to believe that any such offence as is referred to in section 10 has been or is being committed and that a search warrant cannot be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity of escaping or of concealing evidence of the offence, he may detain the offender and search his person, belongings and premises forthwith and, if he thinks proper, arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed the offence. (2) The provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 relating to searches under that code shall, so far as may be, apply to searches under this section.