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what guidelines should police follow when working on a case.
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Crime Investigation and Court Directives in India

September 30, 2014 • 38 Likes • 9 Comments



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1.0 Investigation of cases by Police Officer-in-Charge

Any Police Officer-in-Charge may, without the order of a Magistrate, investigate any cognizable case which a Court having jurisdiction over the local area within the limits of cognizable case which a Court having jurisdiction over the local area within the limits of such station would have power to inquire into or try under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. A Magistrate of Court of Law is empowered under Sec 190 Cr. P.C to order such investigation, and the word ‘investigation’ has been defined in Sec 2 (h) of The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and it includes all the proceedings under the Code for collection of the evidence conducted by a Police officer or by any person other than a Magistrate who is authorized by a Magistrate in this behalf. An investigation officer or agency cannot refrain from conducting investigation on ground that it had no territorial jurisdiction to investigate offence, when directed by a Magistrate , as reported in Rasiklal v. State of Gujarat AIR 2010 SC 715.Hence , when a complaint was lodged or referred to Police, and the First Information Report (FIR) was sent to Court, in the course of the Investigation and interrogation of the accused, if it was revealed commission of the several offences, on the basis of such information itself, the investigating officer shall proceed with the investigation ,and if necessary, to take measures for the discovery and arrest of the offenders and file charge sheet where a prima facie case has been made out.