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
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
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of Section 3 of Section 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ... Section 1 of Section 190 of the Code, the magistrate
proceeds under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
1973. Said provision reads
with a complaint under Section 190 read with Section 200 CrPC along with an application under Section 156 (3) CrPC seeking ... learned MM under Section 190 read with Section 200 CrPC along with an application under Section 156 (3) CrPC asking
156 (3) Cr.P.C. states that any Magistrate empowered under
Section 190 Cr.P.C. may order an investigation under Section 156 (3)
... Code of
Criminal Procedure (for short "the Code") by which a
Magistrate can order investigation to be conducted.
They are Sections 155 , 156
Code when an application under Section
156(3) of the Code is also filed along with a Complaint under
Section 200 of the Code ... Section 156(3) and held that where jurisdiction is exercised on a
complaint filed in terms of Section 156(3) or Section 200 CrPC
punishable under Section 153-B
or sub- section (2) or sub-section (3) of Section 505 of Indian
Penal Code or a criminal conspiracy ... Section 156(3) and held that where
jurisdiction is exercised on a complaint filed in terms of Section
156(3) or Section 200 CrPC
terms of sub-section (1)
of Section 156 of the Code, the magistrate is empowered under sub-
section (3) of Section 156 thereof to order ... discussed above.
16. The Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973 envisages the
provision of sub-section (3) of Section 156 empowering the
Magistrate competent to take
under Sections 406 / 420 / 468 / 471 / 120B IPC.
31. It is no longer res integra that while exercising power under Section
156(3) ... investigation under Section 156(1) . Such an investigation embraces
the entire continuous process which begins with the collection of
evidence under Section 156 and ends
