Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
343.Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance.-
(1) A Magistrate to whom a complaint is made
under section 340 or section 341 shall, notwithstanding anything contained in
Chapter XV, proceed, as far as may be, to deal with the case as if it were
instituted on a police report.
(2) Where it is brought to the notice of such Magistrate, or of any other
Magistrate to whom the case may have been transferred, that an appeal is
pending against the decision arrived at in the judicial proceeding out of which
the matter has arisen, he may, if he thinks fit, at any stage, adjourn the
hearing of the case until such appeal is decided.