Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 42 -- Inquiries and investigation under NDPS Act - Non-applicability of S.173 Cr.P.C. to NDPS Act...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Closure report - Murder - Investigation of case remained inconclusive for nearly three long years with investigating agency - It is only when SC ordered that investigation be concluded within 2 months, that suddenly very lengthy investigation closure report is filed - Closure report is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(2), 173(8) -- Final report - Though final report as such is not a legal evidence, those materials which were collected during course of investigation, when found to be admissible independently apart from final report, can be accepted and acted upon...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8) -- Further investigation - Power of Court u/s 319 Cr.P.C does not create an embargo on powers of an I.O to invoke provision u/s 173(8) Cr.P.C to investigate further into the matter...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8) -- Further investigation - Final report - Where there are more than one accused and some of them are absconding, I.O is not expected to wait till absconding accused is arrested so as to proceed with further investigation with regard to his involvement - With available evidence on record, he is at liberty to file a final report..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173 -- Final report - S.173 Cr.P.C creates no embargo at all in filing of more than one charge sheets or final reports on basis of same investigation...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8) -- Further investigation - Final report - Merely because an I.O has filed a police report before Magistrate, he is not precluded from making further investigation in the case and submit a final report or reports to Magistrate regarding additional evidence gathered by him in further investigation - This power would include..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173 -- Murder - Charge-sheet - Investigation into charge sheet only on the basis of hearsay and speculation - Serious lapse and omissions and cast a serious doubt as toe investigative intent...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Further investigation - Final report on basis of dying declaration - Plea that dying declaration was manufactured and frivolous and that there was no dying declaration of deceased - This fact not investigated by I.O. - Final report..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(8) -- Further investigation - Court is not obliged to hear accused before any direction for further investigation is made...........
