(1.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner states that Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and others, (2008) 2 SCC 409, in paragraph nos. 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, has held that Magistrate has ample power to monitor the investigation. Paragraph nos. 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 are being reproduced here as under: