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Section 140 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
140. Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.-
(1) Where the Magistrate directs a local investigation by any person under section 139, the Magistrate may-
(a) furnish such person with such written instructions as may seem necessary for his guidance;
(b) declare by whom the whole or any part of the necessary expenses of the local investigation shall be paid.
(2) The report of such person may be read as evidence in the case.
(3) Where the Magistrate summons and examines an expert under section 139, the Magistrate may direct by whom the costs of such summoning and examination shall be paid.
Related Sections
- Section 359: Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
- Section 31: Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
- Section 142: Injunction pending inquiry
- Section 447: Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
- Section 18: Special Metropolitan Magistrates
Related Acts
- Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
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