Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Police Cannot Order Post-Cancellation Investigation Without Magistrate’s Permission - Sec 528 BNSS & Sec 173(8) CrPC | HC Punjab & Haryana
A Punjab-Haryana High Court judgment bars police from directing any further inquiry after a cancellation report unless a magistrate authorises it under Section 173(8) CrPC and Section 193(9) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. This limits police powers, ensuring judicial oversight of post-report investigations and protecting accused persons from unwarranted extensions of inquiry.