Can police search an arrested person or seize evidence?

Criminal Law

The Criminal Procedure Code permits searches and seizure in legally authorized circumstances and requires records of seized evidence. Search powers and procedural safeguards depend on the situation, including whether there is a risk that evidence will be destroyed or lost.

A search issue should be reviewed from the actual warrant, seizure record and circumstances rather than from a general assumption that every arrest permits every search.

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