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Investigation

Investigation, s. 4(1) of the Code of Criminal Proce-dure, 1898 defines 'investigation' as to include all the proceedings under that Code for the collection of evidence conducted by the police officer or other persons other than a Magistrate in this behalf. Under the Code 'investigation consists generally of the following steps: (i) proceeding to the spot; (ii) ascertainment of the facts and circumstances of the case; (iii) discovery and arrest of the suspected offender; (iv) collection of evidence relating to the commission of the offence which may consist of (a) the examination of various persons (including the accused) and the reduction of their statements into writing, if the officer thinks fit, (b) the search of places of seizure of things considered necessary for the investigation and to be produced at the trial; and (v) formation of the opinion as to whether on the material collected there is a case to place the accused before a Magistrate for trial and if so taking the necessar...


Investigation

The act of investigating the process of inquiring into or following up research study inquiry esp patient or thorough inquiry or examination as the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician the investigations of the judge the moralist...


presentence investigation

presentence investigation : an investigation made by a probation officer in preparing a presentence report ...


private investigator

private investigator : a person not a member of a police force who is licensed to do detective work (as investigation of suspected wrongdoing or searching for missing persons) ...


investigate

investigate -gat·ed -gat·ing vt : to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry ;specif : to make (a criminal suspect) the subject of inquiry and study for the purpose of establishing probable cause vi : to make a systematic examination ;esp : to conduct an official inquiry in·ves·ti·ga·tion [in-ves-tə-gā-shən] n in·ves·ti·ga·tion·al [-shə-nəl] adj in·ves·ti·ga·tive [in-ves-tə-gā-tiv] adj in·ves·ti·ga·tor [-gā-tər] n in·ves·ti·ga·to·ry [in-ves-tə-gə-tōr-ē] adj ...


investigative stop

investigative stop : terry stop ...


Investigable

Capable or susceptible of being investigated admitting research...


Investigate

To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation to trace or track mentally to search into to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy to find out by careful inquisition as to investigate the causes of natural phenomena...


Investigative

Given to investigation inquisitive curious searching...


Inquiry and investigation

Inquiry and investigation, 'inquiry' and 'investiga-tion' are statutory terms defined in the Code, State of West Bengal v. Sampat Lal, AIR 1985 SC 195: (1985) 2 SCR 256: (1985) 1 SCC 317....


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