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Issues: Whether the summoning order in a complaint under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 was liable to be quashed for alleged non-compliance with Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and for absence of sufficient prima facie material.
Analysis: The complaint was supported by the complainant's affidavit and documents. In proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Magistrate may assess sufficiency of grounds for proceeding on the basis of such affidavit evidence and documents. Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not require personal examination of witnesses on oath in the same manner for complaints under Section 138, and the materials before the Magistrate were adequate to justify issuance of process. The order under challenge was found to be in accordance with law.
Conclusion: The challenge to the summoning order failed, and the proceeding was not liable to be quashed.
Ratio Decidendi: In a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Magistrate may rely on affidavit evidence and documents to determine sufficiency of grounds for proceeding, and non-examination of witnesses on oath under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not by itself vitiate issuance of process.
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