Cognizance of an offence by Courts of Session : The Court of Session does not take cognizance of any offence, as a Court of original jurisdiction unless the case has been […]

Cognizance of an offence by Magistrate : Section 190 relates to cognizance of offences by Magistrates. The Court can take cognizance of an offence only when conditions requisite for initiation of […]

Search by police officer : This Section authorises general search if the police officer has reason to believe that anything necessary for the purpose of an investigations may be found. The […]

Police officer’s powers to investigate cognizable case : In case of a cognizable offence the police officer may conduct investigations without the order of a Magistrate. Investigation includes all proceedings under […]

Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases : When information is given to an officer incharge of a police station of the commission within the limits of […]

Information in cognizable cases : Every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, if given orally to an officer in charge of a police station, shall be reduced to […]

PREVENTIVE ACTION OF THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE : Section 149 authorises a police officer to prevent the commission of any cognizable offence. If the police officer breceives […]

SEARCH WARRANT : According to Section 93, a search warrant can be issued only in the following cases: (1) where the Court has reason to believe that a person summoned […]

SUMMONS TO PRODUCE : Sometimes it is necessary that a person should produce a document or other thing which may be in his possession or power for the purposes of any […]

PROCLAMATION AND ATTACHMENT : Where a warrant remains unexecuted, the Code provides for two remedies: (1) issuing a proclamation (Section 82); and (2) attachment and sale of property (Section 83). […]