Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 178
Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
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BNSS Section 178 deals with power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry and replaces CrPC 159.
Bare act text — BNSS 178
178. Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.
The Magistrate, on receiving a report under section 176, may direct an investigation, or, if he thinks fit, at once proceed, or depute any Magistrate subordinate to him to proceed, to hold a preliminary inquiry into, or otherwise to dispose of, the case in the manner provided in this Sanhita.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 178 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 178 (Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry) replaces Section 159 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 159 is now BNSS 178.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 173 — Information in cognizable cases
- BNSS 174 — Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
- BNSS 175 — Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case
- BNSS 176 — Procedure for investigation
- BNSS 177 — Report how submitted
- BNSS 179 — Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
- BNSS 180 — Examination of witnesses by police
- BNSS 181 — Statements to police and use thereof
- BNSS 182 — No inducement to be offered
- BNSS 183 — Recording of confessions and statements