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Section 166 of CrPC : Section 166: When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant.

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

CHAPTER XII: INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE

Section 166: When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant.

Explanation using examples

Example 1:

Scenario: A police officer in charge of a police station in Mumbai receives credible information that illegal weapons are being stored in a warehouse located in Pune. The officer believes that these weapons are linked to a crime being investigated in Mumbai.

Application of Section 166:

  1. The Mumbai police officer, who is of the rank of sub-inspector or above, can request the officer in charge of the Pune police station