439. On examining any record under section 438 or otherwise, the High Court or the Sessions Judge may direct the Chief Judicial Magistrate by himself or by any of the Magistrates 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 226 or sub-section (4) of section
CrPC Section 398 in BNSS: Section 439
Power to order inquiry
Section 398 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power to order inquiry) corresponds to Section 439 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
Text of BNSS Section 439
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