https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192593 A High Court cannot quash or interdict a lawful police investigation into a cognizable offence after an FIR has been recorded and investigation has commenced. The Code of Criminal Procedure gives the police independent authority under sections 154 and 156 to investigate without prior Magistrate authorisation, and that function is ordinarily not subject to revisional or inherent judicial control before cognizance or charge. The court's role is complementary to the police, so intervention at the investigation stage is exceptional only where law expressly permits it. The High Court therefore erred in stopping the investigation merely because the offence was said to fall under special courts legislation. en-us Thu, 12 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192593 A High Court cannot quash or interdict a lawful police investigation into a cognizable offence after an FIR has been recorded and investigation has commenced. The Code of Criminal Procedure gives the police independent authority under sections 154 and 156 to investigate without prior Magistrate authorisation, and that function is ordinarily not subject to revisional or inherent judicial control before cognizance or charge. The court's role is complementary to the police, so intervention at the investigation stage is exceptional only where law expressly permits it. The High Court therefore erred in stopping the investigation merely because the offence was said to fall under special courts legislation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192593