https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195429 In a complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against accused residing beyond the Magistrate's local jurisdiction, section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires postponement of process and an inquiry before issuing summons. Where the Magistrate issued process only on the complaint, verification and documents, without conducting the mandatory inquiry, the process was legally unsustainable. The order issuing process was quashed and the complaint was remitted for fresh consideration in accordance with section 202. en-us Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 May 2018 11:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195429 In a complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against accused residing beyond the Magistrate's local jurisdiction, section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires postponement of process and an inquiry before issuing summons. Where the Magistrate issued process only on the complaint, verification and documents, without conducting the mandatory inquiry, the process was legally unsustainable. The order issuing process was quashed and the complaint was remitted for fresh consideration in accordance with section 202. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195429