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Section 68

Search and seize without warrant

of Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996

ActIn forceProvision 73 of 105
Section 68

If an investigating officer has reasonable cause to believe that by reason of delay in obtaining a search warrant under section 67—

(a)

the investigation would be adversely affected;

(b)

the object of the entry is likely to be frustrated;

(c)

the book, minute book, register, document, material, or any other thing sought, whether in the physical form or in the electronic medium may be removed or interfered with;

or

(d)

the evidence sought may be tampered with or destroyed, he may exercise in, and in respect of, the premises all the powers referred to in section 67 in as full and ample a manner as if he were authorized to do so by a warrant issued under that section.

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