Rules and principles of due process in criminal law including search procedure appear in the main sources of Islamic law, the Quran, the Sunna, and classical jurisprudence. It is proven then Islamic laws contains privacy protections which is closely related to search procedure enforcement. However, it is doubtful and questionable criminal procedure when it comes to children in conflict with the laws. Children who are vulnerable and deserve more protection with just and fair treatment. Their physical vulnerability and mental immaturity leave children unable to cope with harsh treatment in any criminal procedure. They need to be treated differently from adults. There are no clear provisions in the main sources of Islamic law relating to the issue. This article approaches the general rules and principles applied by the Islamic scholars in search procedure. These rules and principles are being applied to the children in conflict with the laws. The analysis shows the enforcement of search procedure towards the children is not in contrary to the general rules and principles of Islamic law. They should be under separate jurisdiction of the state criminal justice and differ from the adult’s search procedure. The enforcement of search procedure must be in line with Maqasid shariyyah and the role of parents’ permission is taken into consideration to validate the children permission. Last but not least, the rule of manifestness by al-Ghazali is seemed to be the appropriate scholarly principles to be applied.
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