Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 398
Power to order inquiry. On examining any record under
398. Power to order inquiry. On examining any record under section 397 or otherwise, the High Court or the Sessions Judge may direct the Chief Judicial Magistrate by himself or by any of the Magistrate subordinate to him to make, and the Chief Judicial Magistrate may himself make or direct any subordinate Magistrate to make, further inquiry into any complaint which has been dismissed under section 203 or sub-section (4) of section 204, or into the case of any person accused of an offence who has been discharged:
Provided that no Court shall make any direction under this section for inquiry into the case of any person who has been discharged unless such person has had an opportunity of showing cause why such direction should not be made.
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Sessions Judge's powers of revision.
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Judgments citing Section 398
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 11 Mar 2026 — phhc010003882019_1_2026-03-11
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 23 Jan 2026 — phhc010886902021_1_2026-01-23
- Chhattisgarh High Court 05 Jan 2026 — cghc010079552025_1_2026-01-05
- Gauhati High Court 13 Oct 2025 — gahc010223302025_1_2025-10-13
- Chhattisgarh High Court 13 Oct 2025 — cghc010097712019_1_2025-10-13
- Jharkhand High Court 09 Oct 2025 — jhhc010142972022_1_2025-10-09
- Himachal Pradesh High Court 07 Oct 2025 — hphc010502092024_1_2025-10-07
- Rajasthan High Court 06 Oct 2025 — rjhc020675902025_1_2025-10-06
- Jharkhand High Court 09 Sep 2025 — jhhc010410222019_1_2025-09-09
- Madras High Court 25 Aug 2025 — hcma011862702024_1_2025-08-25
- Allahabad High Court 23 Aug 2025 — uphc010707672025_1_2025-08-23
- Bombay High Court 20 Aug 2025 — hcbm030064942019_1_2025-09-11
- Allahabad High Court 12 Aug 2025 — uphc020605202025_1_2025-08-12
- Allahabad High Court 12 Aug 2025 — uphc012951802025_1_2025-08-12
- Supreme Court of India 11 Aug 2025 — 2025_8_690_729
- Allahabad High Court 06 Aug 2025 — uphc014518492024_1_2025-08-06
- Allahabad High Court 05 Aug 2025 — uphc015539122024_1_2025-08-05
- Allahabad High Court 28 Jul 2025 — uphc011721742016_1_2025-07-28
- Supreme Court of India 30 Jun 2025 — orders_2023_230800032802024_19
- Allahabad High Court 13 Jun 2025 — uphc020042322025_1_2025-06-13
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