Regulation 14 - Seizure memo - Securities And Exchange Board of India (Procedure For Search And Seizure) Regulations, 2014

Seizure memo. 14. (1) An authorised officer executing the warrant of authority shall, in the presence of the person from whom or whose premises,vessel, vehicle or aircraft the documents were seized, if such person is available, prepare a seizure memo in Form E of the Schedule duly signed by two witnesses, containing a list of all documents seized or copied in the course of such search and of the places in which they were respectively found and verify the inventory of any such documents seized: Provided that in the case of seizure or copying of electronic storage media or the seizure or copying of electronically stored information, the authorised officer shall enter in Form F of the Schedule the description of the physical storage media that were seized or copied. (2) The seizure memo shall contain the following details, as may be applicable: (a) the time of entry into and exit from place, building, vessel, vehicle or aircraft; (b) the identity of the persons searched; (c) the address of place and building and details of vessel, vehicle or aircraft searched; (d) the details of officers present, if any, at the time of seizure; (e) the details of other persons present, if any, at the time of seizure; (f) the signature of the authorised officer; (g) the signature of the witnesses with thump impression and date; (h) the description of identification mark, if any, placed by any person from whose possession or control the documents are seized; (i) the signature of the owner or the person who is in immediate possession or control of premises, building, vehicle, vessel or aircraft, if available therein; (j) the signature of the persons from whom the seizure is effected.