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29 (2) During such enquiries such officer or any officer deputed by him may examine and record the statement of any witness and search any place.

(3) All persons shall answer truthfully to any question, by a Police Officer enquiring this matter and a copy of such statement recorded by that officer shall be given to the witness and after getting such copy, the witness shall sign and acknowledge that such copy has been received.

(4) All searches under this section shall be done in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).

(5) The missing person if found on enquiry shall forthwith be handed over to the responsible guardian or produced before the Magistrate having jurisdiction.

(6) Where the person so produced is a woman or a child the Magistrate shall take such steps as are needed to safeguard the privacy and interest of that person.

58 Police to keep registers in respect of missing properties—Any Station House Officer who receives any credible information that any valuable property or security belonging to any person is lost, such officer may on satisfying that the value and the nature of the missing property justifies such a procedure, record the information in a register maintained for that purpose and may cause enquires as may be reasonably necessary to locate the property and give, to those who demand so, a certificate recording the said loss.

59 Police to give certificates of non-involvement in offences—The District Police Chief or the Station House Officer may, on the application of any person, give a certificate to the effect that such person is not involved in any offence after suitable enquiries and after realising such charges as may be fixed by the Government in this regard.

60 Police to give security advice—Any District Police Chief on receiving any information that at any place within his jurisdiction very valuable movable properties are kept or that any place of public importance is facing grave security threat, then he may, on his own motion in consultation with the person or persons in charge of such place, cause a suitable security inspection and on the basis of such inspection, the persons in charge of the premises may be directed to take necessary security precautions.

Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to compel any person to do or not to do an act which he was otherwise not compelled.