https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193586 At the cognizance stage, a Magistrate may proceed on the basis of police papers, Section 200 and 202 statements, and other available material if a prima facie case is disclosed, even where the police report is contrary; reasons need not be recorded for issuing process at that stage. Criminal proceedings are not to be quashed merely because of delay, especially where the delay is attributable to repeated challenges by the accused and the allegations are serious. On that basis, the challenge to the cognizance order failed and the matter was directed to continue before the trial court expeditiously. en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193586 At the cognizance stage, a Magistrate may proceed on the basis of police papers, Section 200 and 202 statements, and other available material if a prima facie case is disclosed, even where the police report is contrary; reasons need not be recorded for issuing process at that stage. Criminal proceedings are not to be quashed merely because of delay, especially where the delay is attributable to repeated challenges by the accused and the allegations are serious. On that basis, the challenge to the cognizance order failed and the matter was directed to continue before the trial court expeditiously. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193586