Cognizance-stage coercive process relaxed as non-bailable warrants were converted into bailable warrants.

At the cognizance stage, the Court treated non-bailable warrants as too coercive and allowed a lesser process. It accepted the request to modify the summoning order by converting the non-bailable warrants into bailable warrants, reflecting that the initial stage warranted more proportionate coercive measures. The petitioners therefore obtained relief through substitution of the warrant process with bailable warrants.

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Issues: Whether the non-bailable warrants issued at the stage of cognizance should be converted into bailable warrants.

Analysis: The petition challenged the order summoning the petitioners and issuing non-bailable warrants. The Court accepted the request for lesser coercive process at the initial stage and directed that the warrants be converted into bailable warrants.

Conclusion: The petitioners obtained relief, and the coercive process was modified from non-bailable warrants to bailable warrants.

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