(i)
(ii)
(iii)
In cases involving death or serious injuries of any person or, persons
the officer in charge of the police station shall arrange, if possible, for
a Medical Officer to examine the body or the person or persons
injured, and if the officer or the policeman deputed by him under
paragraph (b) so directs, the body or the person or persons injured
shall be brought into the nearest hospital for such further examination
as he or the Medical Officer considers necessary and notwithstanding
anything in the Public Health Act the burial shall not take place except
in case of necessity until leave has been obtained from a Magistrate;
If the information is given against a person by name and the alleged
offence is not of a serious character the officer need not make or direct
the investigation on the spot; and
If it appears to the officer that there is no sufficient ground or reason
for entering upon the investigation he need not investigate the case;
But in cases (ii) or (iii) the officer shall record in the Register of Information and in his
First Information Report to the Magistrate the reasons for his not fully complying with
the requirements of paragraph (b), and if he deems it unnecessary to enter upon an
investigation he shall notify the informant, if any, forthwith.
113.
Manner of Submitting First Information Report.
(1) Every First Information Report sent to a Magistrate shall be submitted through such
officer of police if any as the Police Chief Inspector shall direct.
(2) An officer through whom a First Information Report is submitted under the
provisions of sub-section (1) of this section may give such instructions as he thinks
fit to the officer submitting the report and shall after recording such instructions, if
any, on the First Information Report pass the same to the Magistrate without delay.
114.
Powers of Magistrate on Receiving First Information Report.
After receiving the first Information Report the Magistrate may;
(a) give any direction to the police as to the conduct of the investigation; or
(b) if he thinks fit, at once proceed or depute a Magistrate subordinate to him to
proceed to hold an inquiry into or otherwise deal with the case as provided in
Chapter XV; and in the event of the Magistrate deciding to proceed in
accordance with this paragraph he shall forthwith inform the officer in charge
of the police station of his intention so to do and thereupon the police shall act
according to the directions of the Magistrate.
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