BNSS § 178 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 178 BNSS — Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
Replaces CrPC 159 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
The Magistrate, on receiving a report under section 176, 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 Sanhita.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.