Section 155Information in non-cognizable cases

s. 155

155. Information in non-cognizable cases (1) When information is given to an officer in charge of a police-station of the commission within the limits of such station of a non-cognizable offence, he shall enter in a book to be kept as aforesaid the substance of such information and refer the informant to the Magistrate. [Investigation into non-cognizable cases] (2) No police-officer shall investigate a non-cognizable case without the order of a Magistrate of the first or second class having power to try such case or [send] the same for trial [***]. (3) Any police-officer receiving such order may exercise the same powers in respect of the investigation (except the power to arrest without warrant) as an officer in charge of a police-station may exercise in a cognizable case.

1. 195. The word "send" was substituted, for the word "commit" by section 2 and Schedule of the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. XLIX of 1978)
2. 196. The comma, words and letter ", or of a Presidency Magistrate" were omitted by section 3 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)