Niraj Garg vs State Of Rajasthan And Ors. on 28 July, 1988
In this context, it may be mentioned that in State of West Bengal v. S.N. Basak (supra), the High Court had quashed the Police investigation in respect of offences under Section 420 IPC and Section 120B read with Section 420 IPC in the view that the statutory power of investigation given to the Police under Chapter XIV of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 was not available in respect of an offence triable under the West Bengal Criminal Law (Amendment) (Special Courts) Act, 1949 and that the investigation concerned was without jurisdiction. The Supreme Court set aside the said decision of the High Court on the view that the High Court was in error in interfering with the Police investigation in exercise of its inherent powers under Section 567A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. In our view, therefore, the aforesaid contention raised by Shri Agarwal for quashing the FIR at this stage can not be accepted.