https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295163 A Magistrate's power to order further investigation is a continuing supervisory power under the Criminal Procedure Code, read with Article 21, and it survives after cognizance and issuance of process until trial commences. The Court held that this power does not extend to directing fresh or de novo reinvestigation in a case based on a police report. On the facts, the material placed was treated as a separate cross-complaint concerning alleged falsity in revenue entries, so further investigation in the pending FIR was not warranted. Instead, the communication disclosed distinct allegations requiring registration of a fresh FIR and investigation by a senior police officer. en-us Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295163 A Magistrate's power to order further investigation is a continuing supervisory power under the Criminal Procedure Code, read with Article 21, and it survives after cognizance and issuance of process until trial commences. The Court held that this power does not extend to directing fresh or de novo reinvestigation in a case based on a police report. On the facts, the material placed was treated as a separate cross-complaint concerning alleged falsity in revenue entries, so further investigation in the pending FIR was not warranted. Instead, the communication disclosed distinct allegations requiring registration of a fresh FIR and investigation by a senior police officer. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295163