https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775803 Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 was treated as a beneficial procedural safeguard requiring a prior hearing before cognizance is taken. A complaint presented before the new Code came into force, but not yet subjected to judicial application of mind, was held not to amount to an inquiry commenced under the savings clause. Because cognizance was taken only after the new regime began, the accused had to be given an opportunity of hearing before the complaint could proceed, and the earlier orders were therefore unsustainable. en-us Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:17:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775803 Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 was treated as a beneficial procedural safeguard requiring a prior hearing before cognizance is taken. A complaint presented before the new Code came into force, but not yet subjected to judicial application of mind, was held not to amount to an inquiry commenced under the savings clause. Because cognizance was taken only after the new regime began, the accused had to be given an opportunity of hearing before the complaint could proceed, and the earlier orders were therefore unsustainable. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775803