ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT Judgment/Order – APPLICATION U/s 482 No. 11118 of 2022 Judgment/Order Dated – 22/6/2022 at Allahabad Title – Atmaram Yadav 2 Others Vs. State Of U.P. And AnotherCoram – Hon’ble Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. Court No. – 45Case:-...
COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCE
Cognition The term cognition(Noun- Similar Cognizance) is used in several different loosely related ways. In psychology it is used to refer to the mental processeses of an individual, with particular relation to a view that argues that the mind has internal mental states (such...
The clear position therefore is that any Judicial Magistrate, before taking cognizance of the offence, can order investigation under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. If he does so, he is not to examine the complainant on oath because he was...
Power of officers of appropriate government to impose penalty in certain cases (Sec 85) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Code, save on a complaint made by or under the authority of the...
Can a “special Court” under SC/ST Act, take direct cognizance without committal proceeding

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Gangula Ashok and another Vs State of ANDHRA PRADESH-28/01/2000.-we have no doubt that a Special Court under this Act is essentially a Court of Session and it can take cognizance of the offence when the case is committed to...
What is taking cognizance has not been defined in the Criminal Procedure Code and I have no desire to attempt to define it. It seems to me clear however that before it can be said that any magistrate has...
Whenever a private complaint is lodged, the learned Magistrates have to go through the contents of the complaint in order to ascertain whether plain and broad reading of the allegations made in the complaint constitute any offence under any...
36. Constitution of Special Courts— (1)The Government may, for the purpose of providing speedy trial of the offences under this Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute as many Special Courts as may be necessary for such area or areas as may...
Taking Cognizance of the offence by Judicial magistrate having Jurisdiction over the matter
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Cr.P.C – Chapter XIV – Conditions Requisite for Initiation of Proceedings [taking Cognizance ][Sec 190 to 199] 190. Cognizance of offences by Magistrates (1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, any Magistrate of the first class, and any Magistrate of...
before cognizance is taken, application of mind on the part of the court is imperative, taking action of some other kind would not mean that cognizance has been taken.
06-01-2012 Dr. Nupur Talwar Vs. C.B.I., Delhi & ANR. SUPREME COURT [Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Criminal Appeal No.68 of 2012 arising out of Special Leave to Appeal (CRL) No(S).2982/2011] GANGULY, J. 1. We have heard learned counsel for the parties....