Supreme Court of India

Balveer Singh & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan & Anr.

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Reported as [2016] 2 S.C.R. 504
Bench A.K. Sikri J.
Decided 10 May 2016

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What the Court ordered

We hold that a dress rehearsal of a trial before the Magistrate is in order.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3: ss.190 and 193 - Commita/ of case to the Court of Session after cognizance of offence by the Magistrate - Whether Court of Session is empowered to take cognizance of offence when similar application to the effect was rejected by Magistrate while committing the case to Sessions Court - Held: When the case is committed to the Court of Session by the Magistrate, per s.193 Court of Session shall take cognizance 'as a Court of original jurisdiction' and, thus, it is the first time the cognizance is taken and any order passed by the Magistrate while committing the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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