https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=782546 At the stage of taking cognizance and issuing process, the court must only verify whether the police papers and case diary disclose a prima facie case, and it is not required to record elaborate or speaking reasons unless the statute so requires. An order stating that the case diary and record were perused and that a prima facie case was made out is legally sufficient. The Supreme Court therefore treated the cognizance order as valid and held that the High Court was not justified in setting it aside and remanding the matter merely because detailed reasons were absent. en-us Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:53:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=782546 At the stage of taking cognizance and issuing process, the court must only verify whether the police papers and case diary disclose a prima facie case, and it is not required to record elaborate or speaking reasons unless the statute so requires. An order stating that the case diary and record were perused and that a prima facie case was made out is legally sufficient. The Supreme Court therefore treated the cognizance order as valid and held that the High Court was not justified in setting it aside and remanding the matter merely because detailed reasons were absent. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=782546