Criminal Procedure Code (CrimPC)

Art. 210CrimPC from 2023

Art. 210 Tracing of Wanted Persons or Property Principles

¹ The public prosecutor, authorities responsible for prosecuting contraventions and courts may order the tracing of persons whose whereabouts are unknown and who are required to appear in the proceedings. In cases of urgency, the police may themselves order that a wanted person be traced.

² A warrant may be issued for an accused person to be arrested and brought before the authorities if there is a strong suspicion that he or she has committed a felony or misdemeanour and there is reason to believe that there are grounds for the person's detention.

³ Unless the public prosecutor, the authority responsible for prosecuting contraventions or the court orders otherwise, the police are responsible for tracing wanted persons.

⁴ Paragraphs 1 and 3 apply mutatis mutandis to the tracing of property.