https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195452 A court considering a police report under Section 173 of the CrPC must ordinarily examine the entire record, including any later supplementary report, because a report under Section 173(8) does not supersede the earlier report. The earlier and later reports are to be read conjointly unless a competent court has specifically excluded one of them. The Magistrate may direct further investigation after filing of the police report, but cannot order reinvestigation or fresh/de novo investigation; that extraordinary power lies only with superior courts in exceptional cases. The distinction between further investigation and reinvestigation preserves the statutory scheme and the fair administration of criminal process. en-us Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 May 2018 13:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195452 A court considering a police report under Section 173 of the CrPC must ordinarily examine the entire record, including any later supplementary report, because a report under Section 173(8) does not supersede the earlier report. The earlier and later reports are to be read conjointly unless a competent court has specifically excluded one of them. The Magistrate may direct further investigation after filing of the police report, but cannot order reinvestigation or fresh/de novo investigation; that extraordinary power lies only with superior courts in exceptional cases. The distinction between further investigation and reinvestigation preserves the statutory scheme and the fair administration of criminal process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195452