[Solved] Section 159 of Cr PC empowers the Magistrate:

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Q.	Section 159 of Cr PC empowers the Magistrate:
A.	to restrain police investigation and order magisterial inquiry when the investigation of a cognizable offence by the police is already in process
B.	to order magisterial inquiry into a cognizable offence only in those cases in which the police decides not to investigate the case
C.	to order magisterial inquiry into a cognizable offence where the investigation by the police is already in process
D.	to order as per the police summary report
Answer» B. to order magisterial inquiry into a cognizable offence only in those cases in which the police decides not to investigate the case

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