Can a magistrate automatically stop the investigation in a summons case on the expiry of six months, as per S 167(5) of the CRPC?

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Under Section 167 (5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in any case triable by a Magistrate as a summons-case, if the investigation is not concluded within a period of six months from the date on which the accused was arrested, the Magistrate shall make an order stopping further investigation into the offence unless the officer making the investigation satisfies the Magistrate that for special
 
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