https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303096 Section 160(1) CrPC permits a police officer to summon a person only when that person appears, from information received or otherwise, to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances under investigation; a bare or convenience-based summons is outside the provision. The commentary also notes that repeated summons to a person not shown to be a relevant witness, and prosecution under Section 188 IPC for non-compliance with such summons, are unlawful where the statutory conditions are absent. The stated result is that the notices and consequential proceedings were quashed and the police were restrained from summoning the person unless Section 160 conditions are satisfied. en-us Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:24:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303096 Section 160(1) CrPC permits a police officer to summon a person only when that person appears, from information received or otherwise, to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances under investigation; a bare or convenience-based summons is outside the provision. The commentary also notes that repeated summons to a person not shown to be a relevant witness, and prosecution under Section 188 IPC for non-compliance with such summons, are unlawful where the statutory conditions are absent. The stated result is that the notices and consequential proceedings were quashed and the police were restrained from summoning the person unless Section 160 conditions are satisfied. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303096