https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465007 At the stage of cognizance and summoning, the Magistrate is required only to see whether the complaint discloses a prima facie case; the defence, evidentiary weight, and likelihood of conviction are not to be assessed. Interference under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is justified only in exceptional cases where no prima facie case emerges. Applying that standard, the complaint was found to disclose cruelty and other offences against the accused, so the order taking cognizance was proper and the quashing of proceedings was set aside. en-us Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:32:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465007 At the stage of cognizance and summoning, the Magistrate is required only to see whether the complaint discloses a prima facie case; the defence, evidentiary weight, and likelihood of conviction are not to be assessed. Interference under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is justified only in exceptional cases where no prima facie case emerges. Applying that standard, the complaint was found to disclose cruelty and other offences against the accused, so the order taking cognizance was proper and the quashing of proceedings was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465007