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Issues: (i) Whether the High Court could, in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction, direct that bail should be granted and exemption from personal appearance should be considered in a particular manner when those matters lay within the Magistrate's domain; (ii) Whether the High Court ought to have interfered with the order permitting further investigation after the filing of a final report and cognizance, or instead left the matter to be considered afresh in accordance with law.
Issue (i): Whether the High Court could, in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction, direct that bail should be granted and exemption from personal appearance should be considered in a particular manner when those matters lay within the Magistrate's domain.
Analysis: The power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is to be exercised sparingly and cannot be used to supplant the regular statutory discretion of the trial court. Grant of bail and exemption from personal appearance are matters ordinarily for the Magistrate to decide on the facts and circumstances of the case. A High Court, while dealing with a quashing petition, should not pre-empt that discretion by recording satisfaction on bail merits or by issuing directions that effectively decide an issue reserved for the Magistrate.
Conclusion: The High Court's directions concerning bail and exemption from personal appearance were not sustainable and were set aside.
Issue (ii): Whether the High Court ought to have interfered with the order permitting further investigation after the filing of a final report and cognizance, or instead left the matter to be considered afresh in accordance with law.
Analysis: Further investigation remains permissible even after a police report and even after cognizance, and the final discretion in regard to further action rests with the Magistrate. Where the High Court is faced with a challenge to an order permitting further investigation, it must examine the limited scope of interference under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and avoid foreclosing the Magistrate's lawful authority. The matter required reconsideration on merits, with all contentions kept open.
Conclusion: The High Court's interference with the further investigation order was set aside and the matter was remitted for fresh consideration.
Final Conclusion: The judgment reaffirms that inherent jurisdiction cannot be used to usurp statutory discretion vested in the Magistrate, while also confirming the legality of further investigation in appropriate cases subject to judicial supervision.
Ratio Decidendi: The High Court's inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 are limited and cannot be used to decide matters committed to the Magistrate's discretion, and the police may conduct further investigation under Section 173(8) even after a report or cognizance, with the Magistrate retaining the final decision.
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