Tag: Cognizance

Magistrate Holds no Power to Modify Its Previous Cognizance Order on Filing of Protest Petition: Supreme Court

Magistrate Holds no Power to Modify Its Previous Cognizance Order on Filing of Protest Petition: Supreme Court

In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court held that the Judicial Magistrate cannot entertain a protest petition against its own order wherein the cognizance has already been taken on a final report. Ramakant Singh and