https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464607 SC allowed the appeal, quashing the High Court order, the magistrate's summons and the criminal complaint insofar as they related to the appellants. The Court held that where accused reside outside the magistrate's jurisdiction the magistrate must, under s.202 Cr.P.C., conduct inquiry/investigation before issuing process; that mandatory step was not taken here. The Court also explained editors' primary responsibility for published content but found the complaint procedurally infirm and not maintainable against the appellants given absence of prima facie evidence and failure to consider all publications. en-us Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:04:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464607 SC allowed the appeal, quashing the High Court order, the magistrate's summons and the criminal complaint insofar as they related to the appellants. The Court held that where accused reside outside the magistrate's jurisdiction the magistrate must, under s.202 Cr.P.C., conduct inquiry/investigation before issuing process; that mandatory step was not taken here. The Court also explained editors' primary responsibility for published content but found the complaint procedurally infirm and not maintainable against the appellants given absence of prima facie evidence and failure to consider all publications. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464607