Court Sets Aside Arrest Warrant Issued Post-Cognizance Without Required Service Report; Clarifies Procedural Requirements.

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....Validity of warrant of arrest - processes have been issued post-cognizance and it has been rightly contended on behalf of petitioners that once the summons had been issued, the Court could issue warrant only after receipt of the service report. Had such a warrant been issued in the pre-cognizance stage during the investigation things would have been different - The impugned order of issuing the warrant of arrest is set aside - HC....