https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293263 Before issuing process against accused persons residing outside the Magistrate's territorial jurisdiction, compliance with Section 202 CrPC is mandatory. The Magistrate must postpone issuance of process and either conduct an inquiry or direct an investigation when the accused resides beyond jurisdiction; failure to do so vitiates the summoning order. As the accused were residents of Delhi and no such inquiry or investigation was undertaken before process was issued, the process was set aside and the matter remitted to the Magistrate for fresh proceedings after compliance with Section 202. en-us Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:02:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293263 Before issuing process against accused persons residing outside the Magistrate's territorial jurisdiction, compliance with Section 202 CrPC is mandatory. The Magistrate must postpone issuance of process and either conduct an inquiry or direct an investigation when the accused resides beyond jurisdiction; failure to do so vitiates the summoning order. As the accused were residents of Delhi and no such inquiry or investigation was undertaken before process was issued, the process was set aside and the matter remitted to the Magistrate for fresh proceedings after compliance with Section 202. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293263