Section 64: Delivering the person or thing found
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าบุคคลที่มีชื่อในหมายอาญาถูกจับ
หรือบุคคลหรือสิ่งของที่มีหมายให้ค้นได้ค้นพบแล้ว
ถ้าสามารถจะทำได้ก็ให้ส่งบุคคลหรือสิ่งของนั้นโดยด่วนไปยังศาลซึ่งออกหมายหรือเจ้าพนักงานตามที่กำหนดไว้ในหมาย
แล้วแต่กรณี เว้นแต่จะมีคำสั่งเป็นอย่างอื่น
English translation
If the person named in a criminal warrant is arrested, or the person or thing to be searched for is found, then, if it can be done, that person or thing shall be sent without delay to the court that issued the warrant or to the official designated in the warrant, as the case may be, unless otherwise ordered.
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Firm annotation
This provision directs where the product of an executed warrant must go: the arrested person or the person or thing found on a search is to be delivered promptly to the issuing court or the official named in the warrant. The phrase if it can be done and the exception unless otherwise ordered give practical latitude where immediate delivery is impossible or where the court has directed a different course. It complements Section 63, which requires the return of the execution record, by ensuring that what the warrant secured is placed under the control of the authorising court or designated officer. The provision reinforces judicial oversight of custody and seized items in the general part on warrants.
Why this matters in practice
If you are arrested under a warrant, this section is why you should be brought before the issuing court or the designated official promptly rather than held indefinitely by the arresting officers. For seized items, it means property taken on a search should be routed to the court or named official, which is relevant if you later seek its return. If you are detained or your property is seized under a warrant, consult a Thai lawyer about the next steps and timing.
Cited in 1 Supreme Court decisions (1955 to 1955)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 1225/2498 (1955)
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Frequently asked questions
Where must an arrested person be taken under a warrant?
Under Section 64, if it can be done, the arrested person must be sent without delay to the court that issued the warrant or to the official designated in it, unless otherwise ordered.
What happens to items found during a search under warrant?
Section 64 requires the thing found to be sent promptly to the issuing court or the designated official, as the case may be, unless the court orders otherwise.
Related guides on ThaiLawOnline
Cite this section
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Plain citation
Criminal Procedure Code, s. 64 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Criminal Procedure Code (Thailand), s. 64. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-criminal-procedure-code/section-64/ (accessed 11 August 2026). -
Thai citation
ป.วิ.อ. มาตรา 64 -
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