LawgistThe Code of Criminal Procedure
171Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint
No complainant or witness on his way to any Court shall be required to accompany a police officer, or shall be subjected to unnecessary restraint or inconvenience, or required to give any security for his appearance other than his own bond:
Provided that, if any complainant or witness refuses to attend or to execute a bond as directed in section 170, the officer in charge of the police station may forward him in custody to the Magistrate, who may detain him in custody until he executes such bond, or until the hearing of the case is completed.
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INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE
- 154 Information in cognizable cases
- 155 Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
- 156 Police officer‘s power to investigate cognizable case
- 157 Procedure for investigation
- 158 Report how submitted
- 159 Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
- 160 Police officer‘s power to require attendance of witnesses
- 161 Examination of witnesses by police
- 162 Statements to police not to be signed: Use of statements in evidence
- 163 No inducement to be offered
- 164 Recording of confessions and statements
- 164A Medical examination of the victim of rape
- 165 Search by police officer
- 166 When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant
- 166A Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India
- 166B Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
- 167 Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
- 168 Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
- 169 Release of accused when evidence deficient
- 170 Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient
- 171 Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint
- 172 Diary of proceedings in investigation
- 173 Report of police officer on completion of investigation
- 174 Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc
- 175 Power to summon persons
- 176 Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
