Show cause procedure requires magistrate to take evidence, confirm or modify the order, or discontinue proceedings within prescribed timeframe. Section 157 requires that when the person against whom an order under section 152 shows cause, the Magistrate shall take evidence as in a summons-case, ... Summary
Show cause procedure requires magistrate to take evidence, confirm or modify the order, or discontinue proceedings within prescribed timeframe.
Section 157 requires that when the person against whom an order under section 152 shows cause, the Magistrate shall take evidence as in a summons-case, and if satisfied make the order absolute (with or without modification); if not satisfied, no further proceedings follow. Proceedings must be completed within a statutory timeframe of ninety days, extendable to one hundred and twenty days for reasons recorded in writing.
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