175. (1) Any officer in charge of a police station may, without the order of a Magistrate, investigate any cognizable case which a Court having jurisdiction over the local area within the limits of such station would have power to inquire into or try under the provisions of Chapter XIV:
Provided that considering the nature and gravity of the offence, the Superintendent of Police may require the Deputy Superintendent of Police to investigate the case.
(2) No proceeding of a police officer in any such case shall at any stage be called in question on the ground that the case was one which such officer was not empowered under this section to investigate.
(3) Any Magistrate empowered under section 210 may, after considering the application supported by an affidavit made under sub-section (4) of section 173, and after making such inquiry as he thinks necessary and submission made in this regard by the police officer, order such an investigation as above-mentioned.
(4) Any Magistrate empowered under section 210, may, upon receiving a complaint against a public servant arising in course of the discharge of his official duties, order investigation, subject to-
(a) receiving a report containing facts and
circumstances of the incident from
the officer superior to him; and
(b) after consideration of the assertions
made by the public servant as to the
situation that led to the incident so alleged.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 171 Prevention of injury to public property
Section 172 Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
Section 173 Information in cognizable cases
Section 174 Information as to non cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
Section 175 Police officers power to investigate cognizable case
Section 176 Procedure for investigation
Section 177 Report how submitted
Section 178 Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
Section 179 Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses