https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462924 For criminal complaints instituted after commencement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the governing law depends on the stage of proceedings immediately before that commencement; only pending appeals, applications, trials, inquiries and investigations continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Where the complaint itself is filed after the new Sanhita comes into force, the proceedings fall under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Under that framework, Section 223 requires an opportunity of hearing to the proposed accused before cognizance is taken in the prescribed manner, and an order issuing process without such hearing is contrary to the statutory mandate. en-us Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462924 For criminal complaints instituted after commencement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the governing law depends on the stage of proceedings immediately before that commencement; only pending appeals, applications, trials, inquiries and investigations continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Where the complaint itself is filed after the new Sanhita comes into force, the proceedings fall under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Under that framework, Section 223 requires an opportunity of hearing to the proposed accused before cognizance is taken in the prescribed manner, and an order issuing process without such hearing is contrary to the statutory mandate. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462924