Whether The District Police Chief can order further investigation without permission from the Magistrate or Higher Court?

[Educator]

In the present case, as is clear from FR II that S. Anilkumar, Inspector of Police, Vaikom conducted further investigation as per Order No. D2-43642/16/K, passed by a police officer and not by any duly empowered judicial officer. {Para 18}19. The Chief Police Officer of a district is the Superintendent of Police who is an officer of the Indian Police Service. Needless to state, an order from the