A search of a person, house, building, conveyance, place or other thing may be made without a warrant if the search is made for a person hotly pursued provided the pursuer has probable cause to believe that such person has committed a felony or a misdemeanor.

Code 1935, §§ ?5343-BB; 48 Del. Laws, c. 303; 11 Del. C. 1953, § ?2302; 56 Del. Laws, c. 422, § ?2;