121.
Procedure when police consider investigation should be terminated
Without inquiry or trial.
If in the course of an investigation under section 112 it appears to the officer in charge of
a police station by or under whom an investigation is being made that such investigation
should be terminated without an inquiry or trial following he shall, after inferring in the
Case Diary a summary of the case, submit it to a Magistrate who may order that the
investigation be terminated or give such order as to the continuance of the investigation
as he thinks fit and in either case order the release of any person under arrest in the
investigation.
Note: The provisions of this section are without prejudice to the power of the police to
release an arrested person under section 42.
122.
Procedure when police consider that investigation should be terminated upon
inquiry or trial.
(1)
If in the course of an investigation under section 112 it appears to the officer in
charge of a police station by or under whom an investigation is being made that
such investigation discloses reasonable grounds of suspicion against any person of
having committed an offence and that an inquiry or trial should begin he shall
after entering in the Case Diary a summary of the case submit to a Magistrate
competent under Chapter XV to take cognizance of the offence the Case Diary
and the final Police Report.
(2) The documents sent to a Magistrate under sub-section. (1) hereof shall be submitted
through such officer of police as the Chief Inspector of Police shall direct and such
officer may on receiving such documents instead of forwarding them to the
Magistrate remit them to the officer in charge of the police station with directions for
such further investigation as he considers necessary after recording such directions
in the Case Diary but otherwise they shall be forwarded forthwith to the Magistrate.
(3) If on receipt of the documents referred to in sub-section (1) of this section it appears
to the Magistrate that he should begin any inquiry or trial he shall fix a day therefore
and make any necessary orders and direct the officer in charge of the police station
as to any action to be taken by him.
(4) If on receipt of the documents referred to in sub-section (1) of this section it appears
to the Magistrate that further investigation is necessary before the inquiry or trial is
begun he shall give such directions as he shall think fit after entering the same in the
Case Diary.
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