CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE ACT
39A. Voluntary attendance at police station or charge office.
39B. Police officers may restrain, etc. persons in certain circumstances without intention to
arrest.
40. Breaking open of doors after failure in obtaining admission for purpose of arrest or
search.
41. Arrest—how made, and search thereon of person arrested.
41A. Arrested person to be informed of his or her rights.
41B. Bodily samples for investigation purposes.
41C. Records to be kept of arrested and detained persons.
41D. Search and examination of arrested person.
42. Resisting arrest.
43. Power to retake on escape.
44. [Repealed]
45. Saving of other powers of arrest.
46. Saving of civil rights.
PART VI
SEARCH WARRANTS, SEIZURE, DETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY CONNECTED WITH OFFENCES
AND CUSTODY OF WOMEN UNLAWFULLY DETAINED FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
58A.
58B.
59.
60.
61.
62.
62A.
63.
63A.
63B.
64.
Interpretation in Part VI.
Savings as to certain powers conferred by other enactments.
State may seize certain articles.
Article to be seized under warrant.
Search and seizure without warrant.
Seizure of article on arrest or detention of person carrying same.
Search by occupier of land.
Entering of premises for purposes of obtaining evidence.
Resistance against entry or search.
Award of damages for false information on oath.
Search to be conducted in decent and orderly manner.
Custody and disposal of seized articles.
Continued retention of seized articles if institution of criminal proceedings is delayed.
Manner of service of notices for purposes of sections 58 and 58A.
Disposal of article where no criminal proceedings are instituted, where it is not required
for criminal proceedings or where accused admits his guilt.
Article to be transferred to court for purposes of trial.
Disposal of article after commencement of criminal proceedings.
Forfeiture of article to State.
Forfeiture of unlawful consideration in cases of bribery.
Disposal of article concerned in offence committed outside Zimbabwe.
Forfeiture and disposed of seized articles whose possession is intrinsically unlawful.
Admissibility in evidence of certain notices and entries made under this Part.
Women detained for immoral purposes.
PART VII
COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL IN THE HIGH COURT OF ACCUSED PERSONS
65. Accused to be committed for trial by magistrates before High Court.
66. Summary committal for trial of accused person.
67. Information provided by accused or failure of accused to mention fact relevant to his or
her defence may be used as evidence against accused.
68 – 111 [Repealed]
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