https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=98899 A complaint alleging a non-cognizable offence under section 629 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 could not be sent for police investigation under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. The High Court held that such an offence remained outside the scope of investigation contemplated by section 156(3), and even if the direction were treated as one under section 155(2), the Magistrate was bound to call for a report and then dispose of the complaint. The Magistrate could not simply leave the statutory complaint to police action. The impugned order was set aside and the complaint was directed to be dealt with according to law. en-us Mon, 08 Nov 1971 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:10:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=98899 A complaint alleging a non-cognizable offence under section 629 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 could not be sent for police investigation under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. The High Court held that such an offence remained outside the scope of investigation contemplated by section 156(3), and even if the direction were treated as one under section 155(2), the Magistrate was bound to call for a report and then dispose of the complaint. The Magistrate could not simply leave the statutory complaint to police action. The impugned order was set aside and the complaint was directed to be dealt with according to law. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 08 Nov 1971 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=98899