https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307062 Where a police final report drops persons named in the FIR, the Magistrate must give notice and an opportunity of hearing to the affected informant or victim before accepting the report and taking cognizance. The text further states that a protest petition cannot be rejected as not maintainable merely because cognizance has already been taken when no such notice was issued, and the Magistrate may consider the protest petition on merits and, where appropriate, direct further investigation. The discussion also says that adding persons alleged to be involved is not confined only to Section 319 CrPC in this context. en-us Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 21:07:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307062 Where a police final report drops persons named in the FIR, the Magistrate must give notice and an opportunity of hearing to the affected informant or victim before accepting the report and taking cognizance. The text further states that a protest petition cannot be rejected as not maintainable merely because cognizance has already been taken when no such notice was issued, and the Magistrate may consider the protest petition on merits and, where appropriate, direct further investigation. The discussion also says that adding persons alleged to be involved is not confined only to Section 319 CrPC in this context. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307062