ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Criminal Procedure Code
120. Persons in charge of closed place to allow ingress and egress
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
120. Persons in charge of closed place to allow ingress and egress
(1)Whenever a building or other place liable to search is closed, a person residing in or being in charge of the building or place shall, on demand of the police officer or other person executing the search warrant and on production of the warrant, allow him free ingress thereto and egress therefrom and afford all reasonable facilities for a search therein.(2)If ingress into or egress from the building or other place cannot be so obtained, the police officer or other person executing the search warrant may proceed in the manner prescribed by section 22 or section 23.(3)Where a person in or about the building or place is reasonably suspected of concealing about his person an article for which search should be made, that person may be searched.(4)If that person is a woman the provisions of section 27 shall be observed.