https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180177 At the Section 340 CrPC stage, the court only determines whether it is expedient in the interest of justice to direct an inquiry into an apparent offence affecting the administration of justice. A preliminary inquiry, if held, serves only to assist that opinion and does not decide guilt or innocence. The proposed accused has no statutory right to be heard before the complaint is made; the right of hearing arises later before the magistrate, where the matter proceeds as a warrant case and discharge remedies are available. The availability of an appeal under Section 341 does not create any prior right of audience, so the natural justice objection fails. en-us Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:28:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180177 At the Section 340 CrPC stage, the court only determines whether it is expedient in the interest of justice to direct an inquiry into an apparent offence affecting the administration of justice. A preliminary inquiry, if held, serves only to assist that opinion and does not decide guilt or innocence. The proposed accused has no statutory right to be heard before the complaint is made; the right of hearing arises later before the magistrate, where the matter proceeds as a warrant case and discharge remedies are available. The availability of an appeal under Section 341 does not create any prior right of audience, so the natural justice objection fails. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180177