Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1045 · Decided 13 August 2009
Reeta Nag v. State of West Bengal & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1045 · [2009] 13 S.C.R. 276
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 3062/2007
- Decided
- 13 August 2009
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 173(2), 173, 173(8), 482
Headnote
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: A c ss.173(2) and 173(8) rlw s.167(2) - Filing of report by investigating officer and propriety of order for reinvestigation! further investigation passed by Magistrate after taking cognizance and framing of charge - HELD: Once a report is ' filed u/s 173(2) and accused L ,. D are discharged, the Magistrate may, on the basis of a protest t r petition, take cognizance of the offence complained of or on the application made by the investigating authorities permit further investigation uls 173(8) - The Magistrate cannot uls 173(8) suo motu direct a further
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