Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
62. A Police Officer making an enquiry uiicier tliis Act shall, clay by daJ, naily record of proenter his proceedings in EL diary, setting forth the ti,nc ceedings. at .which the complaint or other inforn~ation reached lii~:~, the time at ~vhicli he began and closed his enquiry, the place or places visited by him, and a statement of the circumstances elicited by llis enquiry, and shall for~vard day by day a copy of such diary to the District Superintendent of Police, who shall ~vitliout delay bring to the notice of' the Magistrate of the District any' part of such Diary which he shall collsider it to be important that such Magistrate should know. The Magistrate of the District, or otlier Officer having jurisdictios in the case, sliall be entitled to call for and inspect such diary. In cases where there is no District Supcrintcndciit o l Police, tlle I'olice Officer sllall forward clay by day a copy of the diary to the Magistrate of the District. Sud:ll diary shall not be evidence of the facts stated therein, except against the Police Officer who made it.
Source: India Code