Magistrate cannot direct further investigation Suo Moto or on request after the trial has commenced: J&K High Court

March 26, 2021January 15, 2023
Judgment, Criminal Law, JK High Court

The Single Judge Bench of the J&K High Court presided over by Justice Javed Iqbal Wani on 24th of March, 2021 set aside the impugned Order passed by the JMIC, Kotranka, and observed that the Magistrate cannot direct further investigation suo moto in a case when the investigation agency or the parties have not prayed for it.

The order of the Magistrate directing the police to register an FIR under Section 156(3) CRPC cannot be challenged in revision, reiterates the High Court of J&K

December 19, 2020January 15, 2023
JK High Court, Judgment

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday set aside the Order of the Revisional Court whereby the Revisional Court had set aside the order of the learned Magistrate which had passed the order in an application under Section 156(3) CRPC.