https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182036 Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure confers wide implied power on a Magistrate to direct registration of an FIR, require a proper investigation, and monitor the investigation at the pre-cognizance stage; this power is independent of further investigation under Section 173(8). Where statutory remedies exist, the aggrieved person should ordinarily first approach the police hierarchy, then the Magistrate under Section 156(3), or proceed by complaint under Section 200, and High Court writ or inherent jurisdiction should not usually be used to bypass those remedies. A CBI investigation is an exceptional remedy available only in rare cases on a prima facie showing of necessity; on the material noted, no such basis was found. en-us Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182036 Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure confers wide implied power on a Magistrate to direct registration of an FIR, require a proper investigation, and monitor the investigation at the pre-cognizance stage; this power is independent of further investigation under Section 173(8). Where statutory remedies exist, the aggrieved person should ordinarily first approach the police hierarchy, then the Magistrate under Section 156(3), or proceed by complaint under Section 200, and High Court writ or inherent jurisdiction should not usually be used to bypass those remedies. A CBI investigation is an exceptional remedy available only in rare cases on a prima facie showing of necessity; on the material noted, no such basis was found. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182036