https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758673 Amended Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is mandatory where the accused resides beyond the Magistrate's territorial jurisdiction, requiring the Magistrate to postpone process and conduct an inquiry or direct investigation before issuing process under Section 204. The inquiry is limited to deciding whether sufficient grounds exist to proceed, and compliance is satisfied where the Magistrate properly applies mind to the complaint, affidavit, documents, and other materials. In complaints under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, affidavit evidence is permissible, and a complaint supported by affidavit from a public servant may be examined on that basis. On the materials considered, Section 202 was not violated and the proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758673 Amended Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is mandatory where the accused resides beyond the Magistrate's territorial jurisdiction, requiring the Magistrate to postpone process and conduct an inquiry or direct investigation before issuing process under Section 204. The inquiry is limited to deciding whether sufficient grounds exist to proceed, and compliance is satisfied where the Magistrate properly applies mind to the complaint, affidavit, documents, and other materials. In complaints under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, affidavit evidence is permissible, and a complaint supported by affidavit from a public servant may be examined on that basis. On the materials considered, Section 202 was not violated and the proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758673