law: The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
  17. Search and
  
  seizure.-
  1.  Where
  
  the Director, on the basis of information in his possession, has reason to
  
  believe (the reason for such belief to be recorded in writing) that any person-
  
  
   
  
   i.  
  
    has
  
  committed any act which constitutes money-laundering, or
  is
  
  in possession of any proceeds of crime involved in money-laundering, or
   
  
   iii.  
  
    is
  
  in possession of any records relating to money-laundering, then, subject to the
  
  rules made in this behalf, he may authorise any officer subordinate to him to-
  a.   enter and search any
  
  building, place, vessel, vehicle or aircraft where he has reason to suspect
  
  that such records or proceeds of crime are kept;
  b.   break open the lock
  
  of any door, box, locker, safe, salmirah or other receptacle for exercising the
  
  powers conferred by clause (a) where the keys thereof are not available;
  c.   seize any record or
  
  property found as a result of such search;
  d.   place marks of
  
  identification on such record or make or cause to be made extracts or copies
  
  therefrom;
  e.   make a note or an
  
  inventory of such record or property;
  f.   examine on oath any
  
  person, who is found to be in possession or control of any record or property,
  
  in respect of all matters relevant for the purposes of any investigation under
  
  this Act:
  Provided that no
  
  search shall be conducted unless, in relation to an offence under-
  a.   Paragraph 1 of Part A
  
  and Part B of the Schedule, a report has been forwarded to a Magistrate under
  
  section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974); or
  b.   Paragraph 2 of Part A
  
  of the Schedule, a police report or a complaint has been filed for taking
  
  cognizance of an offence by the Special Court constituted under sub-section (1)
  
  of section 36 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 61 of
  
  1985).
  1.  
  2.  
  
    The
  
  authority, who has been authorised under sub-section (1) shall, immediately
  
  after search and seizure, forward a copy of the reasons so recorded along with
  
  material in his possession, referred to in that sub-section, to the
  
  Adjudicating Authority n a sealed envelope, in the manner, as may be prescribed
  
  and such Adjudicating Authority shall keep such reasons and material for such
  
  period, as may be prescribed.
  3.  Where
  
  an authority, upon information obtained during survey under section 16, is
  
  satisfied that any evidence shall be or is likely to be concealed or tampered
  
  with, he may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, enter and search the
  
  building or place where such evidence is located and seize that evidence:
  
  Provided that no authorisation referred to in sub-section (1) shall be required
  
  for search under this sub-section.
  4.    The
  
  authority, seizing any record or property under this section, shall, within a
  
  period of thirty days from such seizure, file an application, requesting for
  
  retention of such record or property, before the Adjudicating Authority.