Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
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Summary
When a magistrate orders a local investigation under section 158, they may give the investigator written instructions and decide who will pay the necessary expenses. The investigator's report may be read in court as evidence. If an expert is summoned, the magistrate may also direct who must bear the expert's costs.
Example
Priya files an FIR about theft from her shop. The magistrate orders a local investigation under section 158, gives written instructions to check CCTV and inventory, and declares that the municipal fund will pay the expenses. The investigator's report is later read as evidence in court.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Where the Magistrate directs a local investigation by any person under section 158, the Magistrate may-
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(a) furnish such person with such written instructions as may seem necessary for his guidance;
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(b) declare by whom the whole or any part of the necessary expenses of the local investigation shall be paid.
(2) The report of such person may be read as evidence in the case.
(3) Where the Magistrate summons and examines an expert under section 158, the Magistrate may direct by whom the costs of such summoning and examination shall be paid.
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