Shariff Ahmed & Ors vs State (Nct Of Delhi)

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's direction to the Investigating Officer to focus on a particular offence, specifically adding Section 307 IPC, was permissible under law. The Court reaffirmed the principle that the police have the statutory right to investigate cognizable offences without judicial interference, as established in cases like King Emperor Vs. Khwaja Nazir Ahmad and S.M. Sharma Vs. Bipen Kumar Tiwari. The Court emphasized that the judiciary's role begins only when a charge is preferred, thus upholding the High Court's decision.