Section 116

That officer shall, if practicable, conduct the search in person.

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 require any officer subordinate to him to make the search, and he shall deliver to the subordinate officer an order in writing specifying the document or other thing for which search is to be made and the place to be searched, and the subordinate officer may then search for the thing in that place.

The provisions of this Code as to search warrants shall, so far as may be, apply to a search made under this section.

Search and seizure without warrant