Section 37 Child’s Right Act
Section 37 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Power to issue warrant of arrest, summons, search, etc., for harmful publications. It is under Part III (Harmful Publication) of the Act.
(1) Where an information is brought before a court that a person has committed or is suspected of committing an offence under section 35 or 36 of this Act with respect to any harmful publication, the Court may issue a warrant for the arrest of that person.
(2) The Court may, if satisfied by the information substantiated, on oath, that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that a person charged with or suspected of committing an offence has in his possession or under his control‐
(a) copies of any harmful publication; or
(b) any plate prepared for the purpose of printing copies of harmful publication or any photographic film prepared for that purpose,
grant a search warrant authorising a police officer named therein to enter (if necessary by force) any premises specified in the warrant and any vehicle, or shop or stall used by the said person for the purpose of any trade or business, and to search the premises, vehicle, shop or stall.
(3) The police officer on searching the premises, may seize any of the following items‐
(a) any copy of the harmful publication and any other copies which the police officer has reasonable cause to believe to be harmful publication; and
(b) any plate or photographic film which the police officer has reasonable cause to believe to have been prepared for the purpose of printing copies of any harmful publication.
