CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
139. Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
158. Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
139. Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert.—The Magistrate may,
for the purposes of an inquiry under section 137 or section 138—
(a) direct a local investigation to be made by such person as he thinks fit; or
(b) summon and examine an expert.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
158. Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert.—The
Magistrate may, for the purposes of an inquiry under section 156 or section 157—
(a) direct a local investigation to be made by such person as he thinks fit; or
(b) summon and examine an expert.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023