CrPC § 140 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 140 CrPC — Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 159 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 159 — Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
(1) Where the Magistrate directs a local investigation by any person under section 158, the Magistrate may—
(a) furnish such person with such written instructions as may seem necessary for his guidance;
(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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 159 in full