P&H - Forgery of signatures on documents used in pending dishonour of cheque case - Treating application u/s.156(3) is proper

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3) — Magistrate’s power to order investigation — Application under Section 156(3) as a complaint is a matter of judicial discretion guided by the interest of justice - Investigation cannot be mechanically directed without examining acutal requirment of investigation by state machinery. (Para 5) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 175 (Section 156 Cr.P.C.) — Scheme and options — Upon receiving complaint, Magistrate may (i) he may accept the report