https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753684 A Magistrate must apply judicial mind to the complaint and supporting material before issuing process, and a proposed accused residing outside the court's jurisdiction must be examined through the mandatory inquiry under Section 202 CrPC before summons are issued. Where the record contains no specific averment or evidence showing the applicant's direct role, administrative control, active participation, or criminal intent, vicarious liability cannot be fastened mechanically. As the complaint proceedings, summoning order, and bailable warrant were passed without proper consideration of the material and without the required inquiry, they were quashed as against the applicant. en-us Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:46:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753684 A Magistrate must apply judicial mind to the complaint and supporting material before issuing process, and a proposed accused residing outside the court's jurisdiction must be examined through the mandatory inquiry under Section 202 CrPC before summons are issued. Where the record contains no specific averment or evidence showing the applicant's direct role, administrative control, active participation, or criminal intent, vicarious liability cannot be fastened mechanically. As the complaint proceedings, summoning order, and bailable warrant were passed without proper consideration of the material and without the required inquiry, they were quashed as against the applicant. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753684