Chapter X
Section 140 CrPC: Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.
New Law Update (2024)
Section 144 BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Punishment
Procedural – Warrant / Summons Process
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
(1) Where the Magistrate directs a local investigation by any person under section 139, the Magistrate may—
(a) furnish such person with such written instructions as may seem necessary for his guidance; and
(b) declare by whom the whole or any part of the necessary expenses of the local investigation shall be paid.
(2) The report of such person may be read as evidence in the case.
(3) Where the Magistrate summons and examines an expert under section 139, the Magistrate may direct by whom the costs of such summoning and examination shall be paid.
Important Sub-Sections Explained
Section 140(1)
This sub-section empowers the Magistrate to provide written instructions to the person conducting a local investigation under Section 139 and to determine who will bear the expenses of that investigation.
Section 140(2)
This sub-section is crucial as it clarifies that the report submitted by the person conducting the local investigation may be admissible and read as evidence in the case.