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Search Warrants

The Singapore State Court has the power to issue a search warrant if

there is non-compliance with orders to produce documents, or more

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there is non-compliance with orders to produce documents, or more

generally, if the purposes of justice or of any investigation, inquiry, trial or

other proceeding will be served.

There are instances where searches can be carried out even without

search warrants. Such instances included:

1. Search of property

2. Search for stolen property – if the police hasreasonable cause to suspect that you possessstolen property, or if they believe that for the past12 months, the premises have been occupied bypersons convicted of receiving stolen property, orharbouring thieves

3. Search of a place in the event of an arrestableoffence. For more information regarding arrestableoffences, see (insert hyperlink on arrestableoffences)

4. Search of premises if suspected to be entered by aperson who is to be arrested

5. Search of premises of a person who is related to anarrestable offence

6. Search of persons

7. Search of a person who has been arrested for anon-bailable offence (a non-bailable offence is anoffence where bail is not offered as of right)

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offence where bail is not offered as of right)

8. If a place is lawfully searched every person found inthat place may be detained, and if the thing that isbeing searched for is capable of being concealed ona person, he may be searched for it.

If you are facing such issues, or require further clarification it is

recommended that you seek advice from a Singapore Criminal Law

Specialist in Singapore.

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