l5
has bcel acquired by a pcrson as a result
(t'
oflhe commission ofan offence,
the
Clourt may issuc .t rvarant which shall authoriie an olficer of tlte investigation
agcncy, u,ith such assistance as may be necessary, to cnter the spccificd place and
to search thc prcmiscs and any information system, data, device or
storage
nlediurn rcicvant to lhe olfence idcntified in the application and acccss, seize or
similarly secure:my information system, data. device or other articles relevant to
the olfence identified in the application.
(l)
In circurnslances involving an offcnce unds seclion 10, under which a warrant
nray bc rssucd but cannot bc obtained without the apprchension of destructioo, alteration or loss
o;- data rnfornlation system. data. devicc or other articles rcquired lbr investigation' .the
arrhori2cd officer. rvho shall he a Oazeltcd officer of the invesligation agency, may enter the
specifierl placc and scarch the premises and any information system, data. devic€ or other articles
rclevan to the ollence and access, seize or similarly secure any informatioo systcm, data, device
or
othe articlcs relclant to the oflence:
l'rovidcd that the authorizcd officer shall immediately but not laler than twenty-four
irours l,ring to thc notice ofthe Court, the fact ofsuch search or seizutc and tlle Cout on rcceipt
:fsucr iuformation nray pass such oldem as deemed approp ate in the circumstances of the
case.
31. wrrrant for disclosure
of content data.-(l) Upon an application by an authorised
rJfficc thal demonstrates to thc satisfaction of the Court tl1at there cxist reasonable grounds to
belic\c that the conlcnt data stored in an information systcm is reasonably rcquired for the
purpcsc of a crirninal invcstigation or criminal procecdings with respect to an offcnce madc out
undcr this Act, the Court may, after recording rcasons, order that the Pcrson in control of the data
or inlormation systerr. to providc such data or access to such data to thc aulhori,.ed officor'
(2)
sevc r days
Thc period
ofa
warrant issued under sub-section
if. ou an application, a Court aulhorizes
an extcnsion
(l)
may be extended beyond
for a further period of time
as
may be specified by the Court.
32.
Powers of an authorized officer.-(l) Subjcct to provisions ol this Act. an authorized
!.ffi,:cr shail havc the po*ers 1o
ofany specified infonnation system;
(a)
have acccss to and inspect the opcration
(h)
usc or causc to be used any specified information system to search any specified
data contained in or available to suoh systeml