https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169974 A Magistrate does not take cognizance of a complaint merely because it is filed. Cognizance under Section 190(1)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 arises only when the Magistrate applies his mind for the purpose of proceeding under the complaint procedure, including examination of the complainant under Section 200 and the follow-up steps under Sections 202, 203 and 204. If the Magistrate instead applies his mind to direct police investigation under Section 156(3) or to take other ancillary investigative steps, that is not cognizance under Section 190(1)(a). en-us Tue, 09 May 1950 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 May 2015 18:23:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169974 A Magistrate does not take cognizance of a complaint merely because it is filed. Cognizance under Section 190(1)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 arises only when the Magistrate applies his mind for the purpose of proceeding under the complaint procedure, including examination of the complainant under Section 200 and the follow-up steps under Sections 202, 203 and 204. If the Magistrate instead applies his mind to direct police investigation under Section 156(3) or to take other ancillary investigative steps, that is not cognizance under Section 190(1)(a). Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 May 1950 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169974