SHARIFF AHMED vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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