https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285984 Section 482 CrPC preserves inherent powers to secure justice in proceedings before the court, but it does not authorise the High Court to stop or quash a police investigation into a cognizable offence merely because the allegations are said to be false, mala fide, or insufficient. Where the FIR discloses a cognizable offence, investigation must proceed; if no offence is disclosed or arrest is alleged to be wrongful, the proper remedy lies under Article 226, not Section 482. The text also rejects restraint on arrest during investigation as an interference with a statutory police function and treats the contrary earlier view as incorrect. en-us Wed, 01 Feb 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:23:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285984 Section 482 CrPC preserves inherent powers to secure justice in proceedings before the court, but it does not authorise the High Court to stop or quash a police investigation into a cognizable offence merely because the allegations are said to be false, mala fide, or insufficient. Where the FIR discloses a cognizable offence, investigation must proceed; if no offence is disclosed or arrest is alleged to be wrongful, the proper remedy lies under Article 226, not Section 482. The text also rejects restraint on arrest during investigation as an interference with a statutory police function and treats the contrary earlier view as incorrect. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Feb 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285984