https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274401 Where the complaint shows that accused reside outside the Magistrate's territorial jurisdiction, amended Section 202 makes it mandatory to postpone issuance of process and either conduct an inquiry or direct investigation before proceeding. The inquiry is confined to deciding whether sufficient ground exists to proceed further. Because the process order was issued without following this statutory safeguard, it was unsustainable and liable to be set aside, with the matter remitted for fresh consideration in accordance with law. en-us Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:33:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274401 Where the complaint shows that accused reside outside the Magistrate's territorial jurisdiction, amended Section 202 makes it mandatory to postpone issuance of process and either conduct an inquiry or direct investigation before proceeding. The inquiry is confined to deciding whether sufficient ground exists to proceed further. Because the process order was issued without following this statutory safeguard, it was unsustainable and liable to be set aside, with the matter remitted for fresh consideration in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274401