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A Magistrate has the power to direct the police to investigate in respect of an offence

Under Section 175(3) read with Section 4 BNSS (formerly ss.156(3) and 4 CrPC), a Magistrate may direct investigation of an offence "both under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,…

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A Magistrate has the power to direct the police to investigate in respect of an offence

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Under Section 175(3) read with Section 4 BNSS (formerly ss.156(3) and 4 CrPC), a Magistrate may direct investigation of an offence "both under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and under any local or special law", subject to the limits of the Sanhita.

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