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(1) Whenever an officer in charge of a police station or a police officer making an investigation has reasonable grounds for believing that anything necessary for the purposes of an investigation into any offence which he is authorised to investigate may be found in any place within the limits of the police station of which he is in charge, or to which he is attached, and that such thing cannot in his opinion be otherwise obtained without undue delay, such officer may, after recording in writing the grounds of his belief in the case-diary and specifying in such writing, so far as possible, the thing for which search is to be made, search, or cause search to be made, for such thing in any place within the limits of such station. (2) A police officer proceeding under sub-section (1), shall, if practicable, conduct the search in person: Provided that the search conducted under this section shall be recorded through audio-video electronic means preferably by mobile phone. (3) If he is unable to conduct the search in person, and there is no other person competent to make the search present at the time, he may, after recording in writing his reasons for so doing, require any officer subordinate to him to make the search, and he shall deliver to such subordinate officer an order in writing, specifying the place to be searched, and so far as possible, the thing for which search is to be made; and such subordinate officer may thereupon search for such thing in such place. Search by police officer. 58 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 58 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯅ ꯊꯤꯗꯣꯛꯄ꯫ (꯲) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯁꯤꯊꯥꯔꯤꯕꯔꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇꯔꯇꯧꯔꯕꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯜꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯅꯔꯑꯗꯨꯅ, ꯊꯤꯟꯊꯕꯇꯧꯗꯅ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄꯃꯔꯣꯜꯁꯤꯡꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡꯒꯤꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔꯠꯑꯃꯁꯦꯝꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ: (i) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯈꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯃꯤꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ; (ii) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯆꯍꯤ; (iii) ꯗꯤꯑꯦꯟꯑꯦ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯐꯥꯏꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤꯂꯧꯈꯤꯕꯃꯆꯥꯛꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ; (iv) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯁꯥꯗꯑꯗꯨꯗꯁꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯈꯨꯗꯝꯁꯤꯡ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ; (v) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯑꯄꯨꯟꯕꯋꯥꯈꯜꯒꯤꯐꯤꯕꯝ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(vi) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯆꯥꯛꯀꯤꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄꯃꯔꯣꯜꯁꯤꯡꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄ ꯃꯔꯣꯜꯗ꯫ (꯳) ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯁꯤꯅꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯌꯧꯔꯛꯄꯒꯤꯃꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯆꯞꯆꯥꯅꯍꯥꯏꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯴) ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯑꯁꯤꯇꯧꯕꯗꯅꯨꯄꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩꯗꯒꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯕꯒꯤꯃꯇꯤꯛꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯐꯪꯈ꯭ꯔꯦꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯁꯤꯅꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯵) ꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡꯑꯗꯨꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯛꯄꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯗꯨꯗꯏꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯶) ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇꯔꯇꯧꯔꯕꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯜꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯅꯔꯑꯗꯨꯅꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠꯇꯔꯦꯠꯅꯤꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯗꯨꯊꯥꯔꯛꯀꯅꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯁꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯶) ꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(a) ꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕ ꯆꯦꯔꯣꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯹꯳ꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯇꯊꯥꯔꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫ (꯷) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯗꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯑꯃꯠꯇꯑꯁꯤꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩꯗꯒꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕꯉꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯫-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, "ꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡ" ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ"ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇꯔꯇꯧꯔꯕꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯅꯔ" ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ51ꯗꯃꯈꯣꯏꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯊꯪꯁꯤꯠꯅꯆꯞꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯑꯔꯊꯁꯤꯡꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫