https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156818 A Magistrate has no power under section 159 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to stop an ongoing police investigation into a cognizable offence initiated under section 156. The statutory scheme keeps police investigation independent of judicial control at that stage, while the Magistrate's intervention is confined to cases where the police decline to investigate under section 157. Section 159 therefore permits directions for investigation, or inquiry by the Magistrate, only within that limited context. The Supreme Court affirmed that the High Court was correct, while noting that constitutional relief may still be available if an investigation is shown to be mala fide. en-us Tue, 10 Mar 1970 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156818 A Magistrate has no power under section 159 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to stop an ongoing police investigation into a cognizable offence initiated under section 156. The statutory scheme keeps police investigation independent of judicial control at that stage, while the Magistrate's intervention is confined to cases where the police decline to investigate under section 157. Section 159 therefore permits directions for investigation, or inquiry by the Magistrate, only within that limited context. The Supreme Court affirmed that the High Court was correct, while noting that constitutional relief may still be available if an investigation is shown to be mala fide. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Mar 1970 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156818