1.on recieving information frm the complaintant that a judicial magistrate has commited a cognizable offence .the police starts investigation under section 156 of crpc .thereupon the accused judicial magistrate moved a petition before the local judicial magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offence saying that a false report has been lodged against him at the instance of local police and urged him in the interest of justice to proceed under sec 159 of code of conduct of preliminary enquiry and by himself directing the police to stop investigation.the local magistrate then proceeded to conduct the preliminary enquiry directed the police to stop investigation.the local magistrate then proceeded to conduct the preliminary enquiry directed the police to stop investigation.it was contended that the local magistrate,proceeding under sec 159 of code has no power to direct the police to stop investigation.pls giv an appropriate decicion?
