Magistrate Can’t Order Investigation By SHO Of Police Station Outside His Territorial Jurisdiction: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a magistrate cannot direct the officer in-charge of a police station to investigate a cognizable offence which is outside the jurisdiction of its local area.Justice Mukta Gupta in Nishu Wadhva Vs Sidharth Wadhva & Anr has examined various issues relating to a magistrate’s powers under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The court...