https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312724 Warrants of arrest issued at the investigation stage cannot be sustained merely to aid police action unless the statutory preconditions are shown and the Magistrate exercises discretion on relevant reasons. The Court read Chapter VI of the Code as directed to securing appearance before the Court, not as a device to make the Court an adjunct of investigation. Section 73 was treated as an extraordinary power for persons already required to appear in judicial process, such as escaped convicts or proclaimed offenders, and not as a routine investigative tool. As the police application and the Magistrate's orders disclosed no specific necessity or germane basis, the warrants and consequential orders were quashed. en-us Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:55:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312724 Warrants of arrest issued at the investigation stage cannot be sustained merely to aid police action unless the statutory preconditions are shown and the Magistrate exercises discretion on relevant reasons. The Court read Chapter VI of the Code as directed to securing appearance before the Court, not as a device to make the Court an adjunct of investigation. Section 73 was treated as an extraordinary power for persons already required to appear in judicial process, such as escaped convicts or proclaimed offenders, and not as a routine investigative tool. As the police application and the Magistrate's orders disclosed no specific necessity or germane basis, the warrants and consequential orders were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312724