Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 173, 156, 190 - Where the Magistrate is of the opinion that the result of investigation in the form of report filed before him is not satisfactory, he may also order investigation in terms of Sections 156 and/or 173 CrPC or he may straightway take cognizance under Section 190 CrPC. Mukesh Singh v. State …
In a judgment delivered on Monday, the Supreme Court explained the impact of reduction of the number of convicts below five pending an appeal against conviction under Section 149 IPC owing to the death of co-convicts.The bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia observed that 'abatement' is certainly different from 'acquittal' and therefore "the effect and impact of reduction …
