S 156(3) – Can Magistrate Order Investigation U/S 156(3) CrPC After Taking Cognizance Of Complaint
The Supreme Court in Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya vs State Of Gujarat [ (2019) 17 SCC 1 ] disagreed with its earlier view taken in Devarapalli Lakshminarayana Reddy vs V. Narayana Reddy [ (1976) 3 SCC 252 ] and held that the power of ordering further investigation is available to a Magistrate even at post-cognizance stage. …