https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301127 Section 160 CrPC empowers an investigating police officer to require attendance only of a person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case who is within the limits of the officer's own police station or an adjoining station. The provision operates territorially and does not authorise a summons to a person residing outside that local area. As the witness was residing at Hyderabad and not within the concerned police station area at Pune or any adjoining station, the direction to attend at Pune exceeded statutory power. The summons was therefore held illegal and void, and the writ petition was allowed with costs. en-us Thu, 23 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:58:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301127 Section 160 CrPC empowers an investigating police officer to require attendance only of a person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case who is within the limits of the officer's own police station or an adjoining station. The provision operates territorially and does not authorise a summons to a person residing outside that local area. As the witness was residing at Hyderabad and not within the concerned police station area at Pune or any adjoining station, the direction to attend at Pune exceeded statutory power. The summons was therefore held illegal and void, and the writ petition was allowed with costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301127