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An Officer-in-Charge of a police station before whom information of any offence is given may…

Section 156(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (now section 175 of the BNSS) allows an officer in charge of a police station, "without the order of a Magistrate", to…

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An Officer-in-Charge of a police station before whom information of any offence is given may investigate it even without a court's order, only if it is –

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Section 156(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (now section 175 of the BNSS) allows an officer in charge of a police station, "without the order of a Magistrate", to investigate any cognizable case.

For a non-cognizable offence, section 155(2) bars investigation without a Magistrate's order. Whether an offence is bailable or non-bailable does not decide the power to investigate.

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