Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

Section 196B. Preliminary

inquiry in certain cases. In the case of any offence in respect of which the provisions of section 196 or section 196A apply, ^[10] ^[14]^[1] ^[3] ^[4] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[14]

Annotations (12)

star_omission ^[14] may, notwithstanding anything contained in those sections or in any other part of this Code, order a preliminary investigation by a police-officer not being below the rank of Inspector, in which case such police-officer shall have the powers referred to in section 155, sub-section (3).] ↩

amendment ^[1] Act No. XVIII of 1923, s. 47. 2 This section has been amended in Sind by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Sind Amdt.) Act, 1947 (Sind Act 43 of 1947), and in the N.W.F.P by the Criminal Procedure (Election Offences) (N.W.F.P. Amdt.) Act, 1938 (N.W.F.P. Act 8 of 1938). In the Punjab this section has been amnended by the Punjab Criminal Procedure (Election Offences Amdt.) Act, 1936 (Punjab I of 1936). ↩

amendment ^[3] the Indian Elections Offences and Inquiries Act, 1920 (XXXIX of 1920), s.3. ↩

amendment ^[4] the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1927 (XXV of 1927), s. 3. 5 The original words “the G.G. in C., the L.G., or some officer empowered by the G.G. in C. in this behalf” have successively been amended by A.O., 1937 and the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1960 (XLVIII of 1960), ss. 2 and 3, respectively, to read as above. ↩

amendment ^[6] F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. ↩

amendment ^[7] the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1913 (VIII of 1913) s. 5. ↩

amendment ^[8] the Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1974 (XXV of 1974), s.2 and Sch. (w.e.f 13-4-72). ↩

amendment ^[9] A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”. ↩

amendment ^[10] Ord. No. XXXVII of 2001, ss. 57-58. ↩

amendment ^[11] by A.O., 1949, Sch. ↩

amendment ^[12] the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1923 (XVIII of 1923), s.48. 13 Ins. ibid., s. 49. ↩

amendment ^[14] by A.O., 1949, Sch. ↩