https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464994 SC held that the Magistrate rightly took cognizance and summoned respondent nos.1-8 on the complainant's allegations of dowry-related torture and harassment for giving birth to a girl child, based on the complaint, solemn affirmation, and supporting materials. At the cognizance and summoning stage, the Magistrate need only see whether a prima facie case exists and is not required to assess defence material or evaluate evidentiary merits. SC found no illegality in the Magistrate's order and ruled that HC exceeded its revisional and inherent jurisdiction by scrutinising the defence and directing production of original documents for forgery examination. HC judgment was set aside and the appeal allowed. en-us Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:47:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464994 SC held that the Magistrate rightly took cognizance and summoned respondent nos.1-8 on the complainant's allegations of dowry-related torture and harassment for giving birth to a girl child, based on the complaint, solemn affirmation, and supporting materials. At the cognizance and summoning stage, the Magistrate need only see whether a prima facie case exists and is not required to assess defence material or evaluate evidentiary merits. SC found no illegality in the Magistrate's order and ruled that HC exceeded its revisional and inherent jurisdiction by scrutinising the defence and directing production of original documents for forgery examination. HC judgment was set aside and the appeal allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464994