Section 29, The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024

(1) Subject to section 31, a Judge, Magistrate or Justiceof the Peace who is satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground for believing that there is in a building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or place anything upon or in respect of which - (a) an offence has been committed or is suspected to have been committed; (b) will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence, may at any time issue a warrant under his hand authorising a Police Officer or other person named in the warrant to enter the building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or place, if necessary by force and to search it and every person found in it and if anything searched f o r is found, to seize it and arrest the occupier or owner of the building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or place if the Magistrate or Justice of the Peace thinks fit so to direct. (2) Where a building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or other place is closed, a person residing in or being in charge of the building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or place shall, on demand of the Police Officer or other person executing the search warrant, allow him free entry into it and afford all reasonable facilities for a search in it. Removal and bail. Court may direct security to be taken. Issuance of search warrant and proceedings under (3) Where entry into a building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or other place cannot be so obtained, the Police Officer or other person executing the search warrant may, if the warrant empowers him to do so, enter forcibly, or break-open the building, vessel, vehicle, receptacle or other place. (4) A search warrant shall be executed by the Police Officer or other person who shall have charge thereof; and he may be accompanied by any other persons necessary to assist him. (5) A search warrant shall ordinarily be executed between the hours of 5 o'clock in the morning and 10 o'clock at night, but a Judge, Magistrate or Justice of the Peace issuing it may by an order endorsed on it, give authority for its execution at any other time.