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Art. 246 Schweizerische Strafprozessordnung (StPO) - Grundsatz
StPO; 5. Titel: Zwangsmassnahmen; 4. Kapitel: Durchsuchungen und Untersuchungen
Art. 246 StPO · Grundsatz
Schriftstücke, Ton-, Bild- und andere Aufzeichnungen, Datenträger sowie Anlagen zur Verarbeitung und Speicherung von Informationen dürfen durchsucht werden, wenn zu vermuten ist, dass sich darin Informationen befinden, die der Beschlagnahme unterliegen.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (79)
ARMP.2025.71 · ne (Art. 246 CPP)
Public Prosecutor's Order Annulled Over Refusal to Seal Seized Mobile Phone Data
Cited as the legal basis for placing written documents, data carriers, etc., under search if they are presumed to contain seizable information.
SBK.2024.318 · ag (Art. 246 ff. StPO)
Appeal Dismissed: Justified Search and Seizure of Mobile Phones
Cited in the reasoning as the legal basis for the search of recordings and data carriers, and impliedly used in the dispositive by upholding the search.
P/3044/2020 · ge (art. 246 CPP)
Appeal Against Refusal to Authorize Full Search of Third-Party Cellar Documents
Cited as the rule specifying that documents can only be searched if they are susceptible to seizure under articles 263 and 264 CPP.
60.2024.150 · ti (art. 246 ss., 263 ss. CPP)
Appellant v. Prosecutor Regarding Timeliness of Cell Phone Data Sealing Request
Cited as generally applicable law concerning search and seizure procedures, which underpins the substantive analysis.
470.23.105 · bl (Art. 246 StPO)
Digital Case File Sufficiency and Data Access Rules
This provision is cited in the reasoning regarding the seizure of data from mobile phones, but it does not explicitly appear in the dispositive orders.
SST.2022.245 · ag (Art. 246 ff. StPO)
Defendant convicted of sexual acts with minors and pornography offenses, with some pornography charges acquitted.
Cited in the context of coercive measures, related to the admissibility of evidence.
94----------- · vd (Art. 246 CPP)
Appeal Against Documentary Search Order in Cocaine Trafficking Investigation Dismissed as Inadmissible Due to Procedural Requirements
Cited in the preamble and used to define the scope of document search procedures, which formed the basis of the challenged order.
58----------- · vd (Art. 246 CPP)
Prosecutor's Search Authorization Upheld Despite Technical Deficiency
Cited in the reasoning to explain the rules on documentary search, which was the subject of the appeal, but not explicitly cited in the operative part (dispositive).
D.cision.2022.58 · vd (Art. 246 CPP)
Appeal Against Warrant to Search Digital Recordings in Drug Investigation
The decision confirms the validity of the search of records/data, which is regulated by this article.
P/16537/2019 · ge (Art. 246 al. 1 CPP)
Prosecutor's Use of Sealed Evidence During Interview
Cited in the reasoning sections as the legal basis for searches and seizures, providing context for the underlying events.
271----------- · vd (Art. 246 CPP)
Prosecutor's Refusal to Seize Defendants' Mobile Phones Overturned Due to Risk of Digital Evidence Loss
This provision serves as the legal basis for ordering the search (perquisition) of the mobile phones because they are presumed to contain information capable of being seized.
CPR 2022 12 · ju (art. 246 CPP)
Suspect's Appeal Against Mobile Phone Seizure and Biometric Data Collection
Cited as the legal basis for searching documents and recordings, specifically applied to mobile phones.
CPR 2022 10 · ju (art. 246 CPP)
Prosecutor's Order for Phone Seizure and DNA Sampling in Riot Case
Defines the conditions under which documents and recordings can be searched, specifically regarding the search of a mobile phone.
D.cision.2021.11 · vd (Art. 246 CPP)
Appeal of Search Warrants for Fraud Investigation Upheld
Cited in the reasoning section regarding the possibility of seizing documents and electronic data during a search.
2021.11.19.sr.4 · bl (Art. 246 StPO)
Untimely Sealing Request for Mobile Phone Denied
Cited in the reasoning to explain the search of records.