Magistrate Has No Power To Direct SHO Of Police Station Outside His Jurisdiction For Probe: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The magisterial power cannot be stretched under Section 156(3) beyond directing the officer in charge of a police station to conduct the investigation, the court said.The Delhi High Court, in Ramesh Awasthi vs State, has held that a magistrate under Section 156 (3) CrPC cannot direct the Station House Officer of a police station beyond its territorial jurisdiction to investigate the...