https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448572 Where an accused resides outside the Magistrate's territorial jurisdiction, Section 202(1) CrPC is mandatory before issuance of process. A complaint under Section 200 CrPC read with Section 50 of the Black Money Act was filed before a Magistrate at Panaji, while the accused resided in Mumbai. The record showed no compliance with Section 202(1), and the summons were issued through a cryptic cognizance order. The Bombay High Court held that the issuance of summons was unsustainable, quashed the process, and remanded the matter for fresh compliance with Section 202(1) before any summons could be issued. en-us Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 21 Jan 2024 23:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448572 Where an accused resides outside the Magistrate's territorial jurisdiction, Section 202(1) CrPC is mandatory before issuance of process. A complaint under Section 200 CrPC read with Section 50 of the Black Money Act was filed before a Magistrate at Panaji, while the accused resided in Mumbai. The record showed no compliance with Section 202(1), and the summons were issued through a cryptic cognizance order. The Bombay High Court held that the issuance of summons was unsustainable, quashed the process, and remanded the matter for fresh compliance with Section 202(1) before any summons could be issued. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448572