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 or to search, and includes a certified true copy of such warrant and a telegraphic notice of the issuance of a warrant of arrest as prescribed in section 77;

“investigation” means the seeking of facts and evidence, which is conducted by an administrative or police official by virtue of his powers and duties to maintain public order and for the purposes of ascertaining the details of an offence;

“inquiry” means the collection of evidence, as well as the conduct of all other acts according to the provisions of this Code, by an inquiry official on account of an alleged offence, for the purposes of ascertaining facts or proving the guilt and bringing the offender to prosecution;

“preliminary examination” means an examination process of a court for ruling about the foundation of a case with which an accused is alleged;

“private place” means any place which is not a public place as prescribed in the Penal Code;