Tag: Criminal Procedure Code
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Whether a Protest Petition filed U/s 200 Cr. P. C. after taking cognizance can be continued as a state case or it must be treated as a Private Complaint?
A division bench of Apex Court in the case of Mukhtar Zaidi and Anr vs The State of UP and Anr 2024 INSC 316 held that if a Protest Petition fulfills the requirements of a complaint, then the Magistrate can deal with it as required U/S 200 R/W 202 Cr. P. C. Brief Background of…
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Would Section 362 Cr.P.C. affect the inherent power of the High Court to review an order passed without Jurisdiction?
When an order is passed by the High Court without Jurisdiction, can the same be review again by the High Court, without being affected by Section 362 Cr.P.C. was the question that came before the Supreme Court of India in New India Assurance Co Ltd. vs Krishna Kumar Pandey decided on 6th December, 2019. The…
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Can the Police summon a person/proposed accused without registering an FIR?
The Police cannot issue summons requiring attendance of any person, including proposed accused, before registering FIR.