Criminal Law
Milind Joshi
(Querist) 19 January 2010
This query is : Open
As per the amendment in Section 202 of CR.P.C. Following insertion is made" and shall when accused is residing at a place beyond the are in which magistrate exercises his jurisdiction". Now as per this amendment Whether it is incumbent upon magistrate to compulsorily postpone the issue process or if a material before him is like such in a case when offence committed can be seen prima facie and accused is beyond the jurisdiction. Whether Magistrate can pass an order of issue process when he has satisfied primarily when accused is beyond the jurisdiction instead of sending it for investigation or the word shall denotes that he must send it for investigation. What is scope of words in the section "Sufficient Grounds"? Are there any case laws after the amendment of 2005 which says magistrate can pass an order of issue process directly instead of postponement of issue process, when magistrate is satisfied prima facie. Please send me the Object of said amendment of 2005 also.
