Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 159 is now BNSS 178.
Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
Carried over
91% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XII
s. 159
Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
Such Magistrate, on receiving such report, may direct an investigation, or, if he thinks fit, at once proceed, or depute any Magistrate subordinate to him to proceed, to hold a preliminary inquiry into, or otherwise to dispose of, the case in the manner provided in this Code.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIII
s. 178
Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.
The Magistrate, on receiving a report under section 176, may direct an investigation, or, if he thinks fit, at once proceed, or depute any Magistrate subordinate to him to proceed, to hold a preliminary inquiry into, or otherwise to dispose of, the case in the manner provided in this Sanhita.
Text from India Code