Section 156 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
156. Police Officer's power to investigate cognisable case.
(1) Any officer-in-charge ... case was one which such officer was not empowered under this section to investigate. (3) Any Magistrate empowered under section 190 may order such
should not be mixed up. While Sections 154, 155 Sub-section (1) and (2) of 156, Cr.P.C confer right on an aggrieved person ... Applications under Section 156(3) Cr. P.C. are now coming in torrents. Provisions under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. should be used sparingly
direction under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereafter ' Cr.P.C ' or 'the Code') to the police ... 156(1) , without orders of the Magistrate as the Magistrate can direct under section 156 (3) of the Code. Section 154 (1) of the Code
Court of Madhya Pradesh, dismissing an application
under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973. 1
3. The appellant is working ... petition under Section
482 CrPC. Moreover, he has a further remedy of filing a criminal
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complaint under Section 200 CrPC
India without approaching the concerned Magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for fair and proper investigation?
Submissions:
3. Learned ... invoke the powers of the concerned Magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ''
section 190 may order
such an investigation as above- mentioned.
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18. Therefore, Section 156 (1) ... Code of Criminal Procedure (for
short "the Code") by which a Magistrate can order
investigation to be conducted. They are Sections 155, 156
Criminal Procedure Code. It is clear to me that Sukhari had no intention of asking the Magistrates to take action under the Criminal Procedure Code ... Criminal Procedure which deals with (he information to the police officers and their powers to investigate. Sub-section (1) of Section 156
Chapter III of the Code. Sub-
section (2) of Section 156 ensures that once an
investigation is commenced under Sub-section (1),
the same ... Section 190 Cr.P.C. to order an investigation under
Sub-section (1) of section 202 Cr.P.C., Sub-section
(3) of Section 156
under Sections
327 / 347 / 380 / 386 / 120-B of IPC in which petitioners had sought direction
under Section 156 (3) of ... while invoking provision of Section 482 of Cr.P.C. and impugned order
rejecting petitioners' prayer under Section 156 (3) of
upon oath of the complainant and the
witnesses present under Section 200 Criminal Procedure Code
and thereafter decide whether to dismiss the complaint or issue ... power under Section 190(1)(b) of the Code. The
third option is the one adumbrated in Section 173(8) of the
Code
