Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
45. Provided that when any complaint is made against a.ny person by name, and tlie case is not of a serious nature, it shall not be inmcept in cases not of a scl-io~s nature 11:llere local c~~mbent on the Oficer in charge of a Police Station t,o enquil-y not necessary. p~oweed in person or to depute n subordillate OAicer to in:LI~e a11 enquiry on tllc spot, u ~ l e s s uch local enquiry shall appear to be nccees::1.~7.
ACT No. XITI o ~ ? 1863
46. If on any complaint or information being preferred to an Officer in charge of a Police Station, it shall appear to such Officer If Head Officer see no sufficient ground for an that there is no sufficient ground for entering on an enenquiry. quiry, or that the immediate apprehension of the accused is not necessary for the ends of justice, he shall abstain from proceeding in the case, and stall report the substance of the colnplaiiit or information for the orders of the Magistrate having jurisdiction.
`47.` Every con~plaint or illformation preferred to an Officer in charge of - `a.` Complaint, &c. to be in l'olice Station shall be reduced into writing, and the wriiing. @ substance thereof shall be entered in a diary to be kept by such Officer, in such form as shall be prescribed by the local Government.
Source: India Code