Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
340.Procedure in cases mentioned in section 195.-
(1) When, upon an application made to it in
this behalf or otherwise, any Court is of opinion that it is expedient in the
interests of justice that an inquiry should be made into any offence referred
to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 195, which appears to have been
committed in or in relation to a proceeding in that Court or, as the case may
be, in respect of a document produced or given in evidence in a proceeding in
that Court, such Court may, after such preliminary inquiry, if any, as it
thinks necessary,-
(a) record a finding to that effect;
(b) make a complaint thereof in writing;
(c) send it to a Magistrate of the first class having jurisdiction;
(d) take sufficient security for the appearance of the accused before such
Magistrate, or if the alleged offence is non-bailable and the Court thinks it
necessary so to do, send the accused in custody to such Magistrate; and
(e) bind over any person to appear and give evidence before such Magistrate.
(2) The power conferred on a Court by sub-section (1) in respect of an offence
may, in any case where that Court has neither made a complaint under sub-section
(1) in respect of that offence nor rejected an application for the making of
such complaint, be exercised by the Court to which such former Court is
subordinate within the meaning of sub-section (4) of section 195.
(3) A complaint made under this section shall be signed,-
(a) where the Court making the complaint is a High Court, by such officer of
the Court as the Court may appoint;
(b) in any other case, by the presiding officer of the Court.
(4) In this section, "Court">has the
same meaning as in section 195.