Supreme Court of India

Rama Chaudhary v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2009] 5 S.C.R. 482
Bench S.B. Sinha and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 2 April 2009

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c ss. 173 and 231 - Further investigation - Permissibility of - Held: Further investigation is permissible, however, reinvestigation is prohibited - Carrying on further investigation even after filing of charge-sheet is statutory right of police - It can submit supplementary charge-sheet on basis of fresh materials at any stage - No prior permission from Magistrate -is required for further investigation - On facts, order of trial court summoning the witnesses named in supplementary charge-sheet not illegal - Under s.231 prosecution entitled to produce any

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