Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Section 100: Search for persons wrongfully confined

100. Search for persons wrongfully confined. If any 6[* *], Magistrate of the first class 7 [* * *] has reason to believe that any person is confined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may issue a search-warrant, and the person to whom such warrant is directed may search for the person so confined; and such search shall be made in accordance therewith, and the person, if found, shall be immediately taken before a Magistrate, who shall make such order as in the circumstances of the case seems proper. D.__ General Provisions relating to Searches