Warrantless Search and Seizures by the South African Police Service: Weighing up the Right to Privacy versus the Prevention of Crime

The constitutional right to privacy is enshrined in section 14 of the Constitution Republic South Africa, 1996. It premised on notion that all persons should be protected from intrusions their by any person or institution. Constitutional Court has also, numerous occasions, held bolstered its connection with human dignity. undeniable every person's protected. However, a violated when police officials conduct warrantless search and seizure operations. Generally 22 Criminal Procedure Act provides for operations official reasonable suspicion warrant will issued him delay obtaining such would defeat object search. Warrantless searches are important prevention crime, but recent case law suggested there been progressive shift towards protecting individual subjected searches, since number laws besides regulate which have declared constitutionally invalid. This article seeks demonstrate current regulatory framework reviewed order protect legitimacy as well dignity citizens Africa.