Malaysia legislation

Section 56

of *CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

Section 56

Magistrate may issue warrant authorizing search for evidence of offence

If a Magistrate, upon information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary, has reason to believe that anything upon, by or in respect of which an offence has been committed, or any evidence or thing which is necessary to the conduct of an investigation into any offence, may be found in any place, he may, by warrant, authorize the person to whom it is directed to enter, with such assistance, as may be required, and search the place for any such evidence or thing, and, if anything searched for is found, to seize it and bring it before the

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Magistrate issuing the warrant, or some other Magistrate, to be dealt with in accordance with law.