https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96830 Section 476 of the Code of Criminal Procedure gives the Court discretion to hold a preliminary inquiry before directing prosecution, and no mandatory inquiry is required in every case. Where the material before the Company Judge disclosed a prima facie case, the absence of a preliminary inquiry did not invalidate the prosecution order. The challenge to the Judge's jurisdiction was not pursued. The objection based on lack of inquiry therefore failed, the prosecution direction against Mohammad Tahir was upheld, and the appeal was dismissed on that ground. en-us Mon, 10 Jun 1940 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:29:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96830 Section 476 of the Code of Criminal Procedure gives the Court discretion to hold a preliminary inquiry before directing prosecution, and no mandatory inquiry is required in every case. Where the material before the Company Judge disclosed a prima facie case, the absence of a preliminary inquiry did not invalidate the prosecution order. The challenge to the Judge's jurisdiction was not pursued. The objection based on lack of inquiry therefore failed, the prosecution direction against Mohammad Tahir was upheld, and the appeal was dismissed on that ground. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 10 Jun 1940 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96830