Bnss Section 178 : Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry :
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 178 : Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry : (See section 159 of CrPC 1973) The Magistrate, on receiving report under section 176, may direct an investigation, or, if he thinks fit, at once proceed, or depute any…