CrPC Section 202
Postponement of issue of process / preliminary inquiry
BNSS Section 225— Postponement of issue of process.
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the CrPC.
A Magistrate authorised to take cognizance may postpone issuing process against an accused (especially one residing outside his jurisdiction) and may himself inquire into the case or direct a police officer or other person to investigate, to determine whether sufficient ground for proceeding exists. An investigator who is not a police officer has all powers of an officer in charge of a police station except the power to arrest without warrant.
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