https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287377 A Special Judge under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1952 is treated as a Magistrate for the purposes of Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure because the special Act is not a complete procedural code and does not exclude the Code's investigation and remand scheme. The Act confers Magistrate-like powers only to the extent specified, and the general procedural provisions continue to apply where consistent. On that basis, the Special Judge may authorise detention in police custody, ensuring that remand powers remain available for effective investigation. en-us Thu, 03 May 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:42:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287377 A Special Judge under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1952 is treated as a Magistrate for the purposes of Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure because the special Act is not a complete procedural code and does not exclude the Code's investigation and remand scheme. The Act confers Magistrate-like powers only to the extent specified, and the general procedural provisions continue to apply where consistent. On that basis, the Special Judge may authorise detention in police custody, ensuring that remand powers remain available for effective investigation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 May 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287377