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Bhushan Kumar & Anr. v. State (nct of Delhi) & Anr.

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Reported as [2012] 2 S.C.R. 696
Bench P. Sathasivam and J. Chelameswar JJ.
Decided 4 April 2012

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c ss. 190, 204 - Cognizance of offence and summoning order - Distinction between - Held: Cognizance is taken of cases and not of persons - It is the condition precedent to the initiation of proceedings by the Magistrate or the Judge - summon is a process issued by a Court calling upon a 0 person to appear before a Magistrate - It is used for the purpose of notifying an individual of his legal obligation to appear before the Magistrate as a response to violation of law - s.204 states that if in the opinion of a Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence, there

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