Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Sec. 173(3) [Corresponding Sec. 193(3) of BNSS, 2023]–Whether after filing negative final report and without there being any protest petition by the complainant, on the application filed by the Investigation Officer, the Trial Court has power to return the file / negative final report for the purpose of filing charge sheet ?–Held, yes–Despite submitting a final report, the Investigating Agency cannot be precluded from conducting further investigation and, in case, any further evidence is found, the same can be filed before the Magistrate with the further report–Trial Court has not committed any mistake in returning the negative final report.
