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'Case' and 'offence' : Not Synonymous and How It Affects Police Jurisdiction
Table of content The Statutory Baseline: How CrPC Uses the Two Terms Offence: The Penal Building Block Case: The Procedural Container The Four Contextual Meanings of 'Case' in CrPC Vijayaraghavan v. C.B.I.: The Definitive Statement of the Distinction How the Distinction Governs Police Investigation Under Chapter XII The FIR Registers a Case, Not Just an Offence Investigation Covers All Offences Within the Case The Charge-Sheet Under Section 173: Case-Completion, Not Offence-S

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