Police deleted an accused believing ALIBI - but Magistrate took cognizance not based on protest complaint, but based on 161 statements whether it is correct = It is well settled that when the police submitted a final report of investigation of a case, the Magistrate may take cognizance or direct further investigation. This legal position has been time and again clarified by the Supreme Court in several pronouncements, viz., in the matter of Bains v. State[3], wherein it has been held as hereunder:- “1. When a Magistrate receives a complaint, he may, instead of taking cognizance at once under Sec.190(1)(a) direct a police investigation under Section 156(3) ante; 2. Where, after completion of the investigation, the police sends an adverse report under Section 173(1), the Magistrate may take any of the following steps: “i. If he agrees with the police report, and finds that there is no sufficient ground for proceeding further, he may drop the proceedings and dismiss the complaint. ii. He may not agree with the police report and may take cognizance of the offence on the basis of the original complaint, under Section 190(1)(a) and proceed to examine the complainant under Section 200. iii. Even if he disagrees with the police report, he may either take cognizance at once upon the complaint, direct an enquiry under Section 202 and after such enquiry take action under Section 203. However, when the police submits a final report or closure report in regard to a case which has been lodged by the informant or complainant, the magistrate cannot direct the police to straightway submit the charge sheet as was the view expressed in the matter of Abhinandan Jha [AIR 1968 SC 117] which was relied upon in the matter of Ram Naresh Prasad [(2009)11 SCC 299]. 8. Coming to the facts of the case on hand, the Sub Divisional Police Officer, accepted the alibi pleaded by the petitioner and deleted the name of the petitioner from the array of the accused after obtaining necessary permission from the Superintendent of Police, Kurnool. The learned Magistrate, on going through the charge sheet and the documents enclosed to it, more precisely, the 161 Cr.P.C statements of PWs. 1 to 4, proceeded to take cognizance of the offences u/s 147, 148, 452, 302, 307 r/w 149 IPC against A-1 to A-19 including the petitioner, who has been arrayed as A-3. Had the learned Magistrate treated the objections placed on record by the de facto complainant as complaint petition, necessarily the procedure contemplated under Section 200 Cr.P.C is required to be followed. The learned Magistrate has not treated the objections placed on record by the de factocomplainant as complaint petition. The main basis for taking cognizance of the offences is based on material gathered by the police during the course of investigation, more precisely the statements of witnesses recorded during the course of investigation. Much emphasis has been laid by the learned Magistrate on the 161 Cr.P.C statements of LWs.1 to 4. It is not the case of the petitioner that his name has not been spoken out by L.Ws 1 to 4. Therefore, the learned Magistrate is justified in taking cognizance of the case against the petitioner along with other accused. There is no flaw in the order impugned in the revision warranting interference of this Court in exercise of powers under Sections 397 and 401 of Cr.P.C. It is required to be noted that the petitioner was very much accessible to the Investigating Officer as he pleaded alibi and placed on record material to substantiate his plea. It is not the case of the prosecution that the petitioner avoided the investigating officer during the investigation of the case. In these circumstances, the learned Magistrate ought not to have issued N.B.W straightaway. Therefore, I am inclined to modify the warrant issued against the petitioner from Non Bailable to Bailable.