https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198330 In a sessions-triable complaint case, delay in completing the Section 202 inquiry and issuing summons does not by itself infringe Article 21 unless legal prejudice is shown; the delay was not treated as vitiating the proceedings. The proviso to Section 202(2) requires the Magistrate to call upon the complainant to produce all witnesses and examine those produced, but it does not compel examination of every person named in the complaint; non-examination of all named witnesses did not invalidate the inquiry or summoning order. At the cognizance stage, prima facie satisfaction is sufficient, and the summons order was not found mechanical or lacking application of mind. en-us Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:32:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198330 In a sessions-triable complaint case, delay in completing the Section 202 inquiry and issuing summons does not by itself infringe Article 21 unless legal prejudice is shown; the delay was not treated as vitiating the proceedings. The proviso to Section 202(2) requires the Magistrate to call upon the complainant to produce all witnesses and examine those produced, but it does not compel examination of every person named in the complaint; non-examination of all named witnesses did not invalidate the inquiry or summoning order. At the cognizance stage, prima facie satisfaction is sufficient, and the summons order was not found mechanical or lacking application of mind. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198330