https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188306 A non-cognizable offence under section 31 of the Representation of People Act, 1950 could not be investigated by police under section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 without a Magistrate's order under section 155(2). The proviso to section 2(d) did not apply because it covers cases where a cognizable case later discloses only a non-cognizable offence. Since the investigation was without jurisdiction, the report prepared on its basis could not validly sustain cognizance, and the proceeding was quashed. en-us Fri, 11 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:06:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188306 A non-cognizable offence under section 31 of the Representation of People Act, 1950 could not be investigated by police under section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 without a Magistrate's order under section 155(2). The proviso to section 2(d) did not apply because it covers cases where a cognizable case later discloses only a non-cognizable offence. Since the investigation was without jurisdiction, the report prepared on its basis could not validly sustain cognizance, and the proceeding was quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188306