https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462873 Where a complaint is filed after commencement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, cognizance cannot be taken without first issuing notice to the accused and granting a pre-cognizance hearing under the proviso to Section 223(1). The parties accepted that this requirement applied, and the impugned order was passed without affording that hearing. The High Court treated the notice-and-hearing safeguard as mandatory, held the order unsustainable, set it aside, and directed fresh consideration after hearing the petitioner. en-us Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:35:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462873 Where a complaint is filed after commencement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, cognizance cannot be taken without first issuing notice to the accused and granting a pre-cognizance hearing under the proviso to Section 223(1). The parties accepted that this requirement applied, and the impugned order was passed without affording that hearing. The High Court treated the notice-and-hearing safeguard as mandatory, held the order unsustainable, set it aside, and directed fresh consideration after hearing the petitioner. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462873