Report of police officer on completion of investigation.

What this section does

Every investigation must be completed without unnecessary delay, and investigations into specified sexual offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and POCSO Act must be completed within two months from the date of recording of information. Upon completion, the officer in charge of the police station must forward a report (including by electronic communication) to the empowered Magistrate containing specified particulars, and must inform the informant or victim of investigation progress within ninety days. Further investigation after submission of the report is permissible, and during trial requires court permission and must be completed within ninety days extendable by the court.

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Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Police officer · Magistrate · State Government · Informant · Victim · Accused

Time limit

Two months for sexual offence investigations (sub-section 2); ninety days to inform informant/victim of progress (sub-section 3(ii)); further investigation during trial to be completed within ninety days extendable by court

• CRPC Section 173 — Police report on completion of investigation