CrPC § 159 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 159 CrPC — Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 178 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 178 — Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
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. BNSS 178 in full