Gopalakrishnan P. alias Dileep v. State of Kerala and Others (2022 KHC 180)
Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) does not explicitly require seeking leave or formal permission from the court to conduct further investigation or to file a supplementary report. However, it has been a customary practice and a matter of propriety that the police inform the court and, in some cases, seek formal permission before proceeding with further investigation.
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