Non-cognizable offence: police cannot arrest without a warrant and require court authorization to initiate investigation. A non-cognizable offence is a relatively less serious offence in which the police cannot arrest without a warrant and an investigation requires judicial authorization, typically a court order, thereby restricting police powers to initiate coercive investigative measures.
Cases where this provision is explicitly mentioned in the judgment/order text; may not be exhaustive. To view the complete list of cases mentioning this section, Click here.
Provisions expressly mentioned in the judgment/order text.
Non-cognizable offence: police cannot arrest without a warrant and require court authorization to initiate investigation.
A non-cognizable offence is a relatively less serious offence in which the police cannot arrest without a warrant and an investigation requires judicial authorization, typically a court order, thereby restricting police powers to initiate coercive investigative measures.
Full Summary is available for active users!
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.