Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , CRPC Section 159
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CRPC Section 159
Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry .—Such Magistrate, on receiving such report, 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 Code.