10Sep 2018 by admin

Differences between Investigation under Section 156 and Section 202 of Code of Criminal Procedure

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Differences between Investigation under Section 156 and Section 202 of Code of Criminal Procedure are as follows:The various steps adopted for investigation under Section 156 Cr. P.C. have been elaborated in Chapter XII of the Code. Such investigation would start with making the entry in a book to be kept by the officer-in-charge of a police station, of the substance of the information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence.The investigation started thereafter can end up only with the report filed by the police as indicated in Section 173, of Cr. P.C. The investigation contemplated in that Chapter (i.e., Chapter XII) can be commenced by the police even without the order of a Magistrate. ADVERTISEMENTS: But that does not mean that when a Magistrate orders an investigation under Section…
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