https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295564 An order under section 156(3) CrPC directing registration of an FIR and investigation for MMDR offences is a pre-cognizance step and does not attract the bar under section 22 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. Cognizance of MMDR offences arises only later, when the police report is placed before the Magistrate and the authorised complaint procedure is followed. Compounding under section 23A bars further proceedings only for the compounded MMDR offences and the relevant Rules; it does not extend to distinct Indian Penal Code offences, including theft-related offences. Accordingly, MMDR proceedings may cease after compounding, while IPC proceedings continue. en-us Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:24:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295564 An order under section 156(3) CrPC directing registration of an FIR and investigation for MMDR offences is a pre-cognizance step and does not attract the bar under section 22 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. Cognizance of MMDR offences arises only later, when the police report is placed before the Magistrate and the authorised complaint procedure is followed. Compounding under section 23A bars further proceedings only for the compounded MMDR offences and the relevant Rules; it does not extend to distinct Indian Penal Code offences, including theft-related offences. Accordingly, MMDR proceedings may cease after compounding, while IPC proceedings continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295564