https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193585 Magistrates may independently assess materials in a police report and take cognizance under Section 190(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, despite the investigating agency's final report exonerating an accused. This power arises where cognizance is taken directly on the police report and does not require awaiting resolution of issues concerning further inquiry at the committal stage. Where a discharge application under Section 227 has been rejected and charges have subsequently been framed, a challenge to the discharge order does not survive and becomes infructuous. en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 15:07:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193585 Magistrates may independently assess materials in a police report and take cognizance under Section 190(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, despite the investigating agency's final report exonerating an accused. This power arises where cognizance is taken directly on the police report and does not require awaiting resolution of issues concerning further inquiry at the committal stage. Where a discharge application under Section 227 has been rejected and charges have subsequently been framed, a challenge to the discharge order does not survive and becomes infructuous. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193585