Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 38 · Decided 19 January 2001
Central Bureau of Investigation Through S.P. Jaipur v. State of Rajasthan and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 38 · [2001] 1 S.C.R. 472
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1162/1998
- Decided
- 19 January 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 156(3), 2(s), 2(o), 156(1); Constitution Article 226, 142(1)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Section 156(3)-Cognizable cases-Investigation of-Powers of C Magistrate-Whether Magistrate can order investigation by CBI-Held: D E F G Magistrate has the power only to order an officer-in-charge of a police station to conduct investigation-Magistrate has no power 156(3)-Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, Sections 5 and 6. Words and Phrases: "Police station" and "Officer-in-charge of a Police station "-Meaning of-In the context of Sections 2(s) and 2(o) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. ~ A complaint was filed before a
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