https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758383 A subordinate criminal court has no jurisdiction to recall or restore a complaint dismissed for non-appearance of the complainant, because such dismissal is final as against the accused and the court becomes functus officio. In the absence of an express provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 permitting restoration, the court cannot invoke inherent power, which resides in the High Court under Section 482 and not in subordinate courts; Section 362 allows only clerical or arithmetical correction. The restoration order and all proceedings founded on it, including summons issued thereafter, were therefore without jurisdiction. en-us Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758383 A subordinate criminal court has no jurisdiction to recall or restore a complaint dismissed for non-appearance of the complainant, because such dismissal is final as against the accused and the court becomes functus officio. In the absence of an express provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 permitting restoration, the court cannot invoke inherent power, which resides in the High Court under Section 482 and not in subordinate courts; Section 362 allows only clerical or arithmetical correction. The restoration order and all proceedings founded on it, including summons issued thereafter, were therefore without jurisdiction. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758383