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The purpose of Section 178 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is to:

Section 178 BNSS gives the Magistrate who receives the section 176 report the choice to "direct an investigation" or hold a preliminary inquiry himself, so that a judicial…

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The purpose of Section 178 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is to:

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Section 178 BNSS gives the Magistrate who receives the section 176 report the choice to "direct an investigation" or hold a preliminary inquiry himself, so that a judicial officer keeps watch over police investigation from its start. It gives no power of summary punishment, sets no deadline for trial, and gives the accused no right to be heard at this stage.

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