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Allahabad HC quashed criminal proceedings under Sections 323, 504 IPC for non-cognizable offences after finding the magistrate erred by treating a police report as a state case. The court emphasized that cognizance of non-cognizable offences must comply with Section 2(d) CrPC, mandating a complaint-based process.
Karnataka High Court rules that dowry-related offences under BNSS and Dowry Prohibition Act can be tried in India if any part-such as demand or seizure-occurs domestically, even if harassment occurred abroad. The court clarified that prior sanction under Section 208 BNSS is not required at the cognizance stage, expanding jurisdiction for victims of transnational dowry cases.
Allahabad High Court quashed a cognizance order where the Magistrate unilaterally altered charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act, violating the principle that charges must mirror the FIR. The ruling reinforces procedural fairness, mandating that trial courts strictly adhere to the charge-sheeted offences at the cognizance stage.
The Allahabad High Court has held that magistrates cannot issue summoning or cognizance orders by merely filling blanks on printed proformas. The law demands a reasoned application of judicial mind to establish a prima facie case, ensuring procedural fairness and preventing arbitrary prosecution. This ruling binds all trial courts in Uttar Pradesh and reinforces the constitutional right to a fair hearing at the earliest stage of criminal proceedings.
The Allahabad High Court has struck down summoning orders under the SC/ST Act that were mechanically filled out on printed proformas, ruling that even preliminary judicial decisions demand independent application of mind. This sets a critical precedent for magistrates handling atrocities cases, ensuring that procedural shortcuts cannot substitute legal reasoning at the threshold of criminal proceedings.