CrPC Section 156 — Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case

CHAPTER XII INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE

General

Official Text

(1) Any officer in charge of a police station may, without the order of a Magistrate, investigate any cognizable case which a Court having jurisdiction over the local area within the limits of such station would have power to inquire into or try under the provisions of Chapter XIII.

(2) No proceeding of a police officer in any such case shall at any stage be called in question on the ground that the case was one which such officer was not empowered under this section to investigate.

(3) Any Magistrate empowered under section 190 may order such an investigation as above-mentioned.

Sections referred to

CrPC §190 — Cognizance of offences by Magistrates

Referred to by

CrPC §157 — Procedure for investigation

Related Judgments

HARIBHAI MALAVIYA AND ORS. vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (2019)
SATVINDER KAUR vs STATE (GOVT. OF N.C.T. OF DELHI) AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (1999)
XYZ vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2022)
SAMAJ PARIVARTAN SAMUDAYA & ORS. vs STATE OF KARNATAKA &ORS — Supreme Court of India (2012)
DEVENDRA NATH SINGH vs STATE OF BIHAR & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2022)
JAMUNA SINGH AND OTHERS vs BHADAI SAH — Supreme Court of India (1963)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

BNSS §175 — Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case