Bombay High Court Quashes Magistrate's Order for Police Investigation in Private Complaint Case — Procedure Under Section 200 CrPC Must Be Followed Before Resorting to Section 156(3) CrPC. The court held that a Magistrate cannot direct police investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC without first examining the complainant and witnesses under Section 200 CrPC in a private complaint.
12 Jul 2011The applicant, Satish Dwarkaprasad Sharma, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the Bo...




