law: The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 
  27. Conditions under
  
  which search of persons be conducted.-
  1.     
  
    When
  
  any subordinate officer authorised under section 23 or any subordinate officer
  
  exercising power in pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 22 is about to
  
  search any person under the provisions of section 22 or section 23 or section
  
  24, he shall, if such person so requires, take such person without unnecessary
  
  delay to the nearest enforcement officer or the officer authorising such search
  
  or the nearest Magistrate.
  2.     
  
    If
  
  such requisition is made, the officer may detain the person until he can bring
  
  him before the officer or the Magistrate referred to in sub-section (1).
  3.     
  
    The
  
  officer or the Magistrate before whom any such person is brought shall, if he
  
  sees no reasonable ground for search, forthwith discharge the person but
  
  otherwise shall direct that search be made. (4) No female shall be searched by
  
  anyone excepting a female.