https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365234 In a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Magistrate's failure to conduct a separate inquiry under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 did not automatically vitiate issuance of process against an accused residing beyond jurisdiction. The Court held that, where the Magistrate applies mind to the complaint, verification, and supporting documents, the limited scrutiny required at that stage is sufficient and a further inquiry is not invariably mandatory. On that basis, the process order was upheld and the writ challenge failed. en-us Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 06:11:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365234 In a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Magistrate's failure to conduct a separate inquiry under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 did not automatically vitiate issuance of process against an accused residing beyond jurisdiction. The Court held that, where the Magistrate applies mind to the complaint, verification, and supporting documents, the limited scrutiny required at that stage is sufficient and a further inquiry is not invariably mandatory. On that basis, the process order was upheld and the writ challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=365234