Section 159 is primarily meant to give to the Magistrate the power of directing an investigation in a case where police decides not to investigate a case under the proviso to Section 157(1), and it is in those cases that, if he thinks fit, he can choose the second alternative to him to proceed to hold a preliminary enquiry. An inquiry under this Section can be made only on submission of police report. The words ‘such report’ mean the FIR submitted under Section 157 before completion of the investigation. They do not include the final report under Section 173 or the report submitted under Section 202.
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