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Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
159. Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.-
Such Magistrate, on receiving such report, may direct an investigation, or, if he thinks fit, at once proceed, or depute any Magistrate subordinate to him to proceed, to hold a preliminary inquiry into, or otherwise to dispose of, the case in the manner provided in this Code.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
178. Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.
The Magistrate, on receiving a report under section 176, may direct an investigation, or, if he thinks fit, at once proceed, or depute any Magistrate subordinate to him to proceed, to hold a preliminary inquiry into, or otherwise to dispose of, the case in the manner provided in this Sanhita.
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178. Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.
