Magistrate cannot direct further investigation at the instance of a de facto complainant

The Orissa High Court in Nandita Sethi vs. State of Orissa, has held that a magistrate cannot direct further investigation of the case at the instance of a de facto complainant after taking cognizance of offences on the basis of charge sheet submitted by police.

Article referred: http://www.livelaw.in/magistrate-cant-direct-investigation-defacto-complainants-plea-orissa-hc-read-judgment/

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