Custodial Death Inquiry -- Scope of Magistrate Power Under S.176(1A) CrPC -- Power extends to naming persons responsible and directing registration of FIR
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, S.176(1A) -- Custodial Death Inquiry -- Scope of Magistrate Power Under S.176(1A) CrPC -- Power extends to naming persons responsible and directing registration of FIR, and is not confined to ascertaining the physiological cause of death. Magistrate may conduct a comprehensive enquiry into the sequence of events and circumstances of the custodial incident and identify persons whose acts or omissions caused the death.
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