CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,JAIPUR vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN . — Crl.A. No. 1163/1998

Case Summary The Supreme Court held that a magistrate lacks power to direct the CBI to conduct investigations under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code; magistrates can only order investigations by officers in charge of police stations. The Court set aside High Court judgments (from Rajasthan and Delhi) that had upheld magistrates' orders directing CBI investigations, finding no statutory basis for such magisterial authority. However, the Court exercised its constitutional powers to permit CBI investigation in one case involving serious offences requiring specialized investigation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.