TMI Blog2023 (9) TMI 633X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d - respondent was having its office outside the jurisdiction of the Court of the learned Magistrate - HELD THAT:- The Trial Court is directed to proceed from the stage of Section 202 of the CRPC. While doing so, the learned Magistrate will be guided by the direction issued by the Constitution Bench which says that For the conduct of inquiry under Section 202 of the Code, evidence of witnesses on ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... June, 2021, the Judicial Magistrate issued process on the complaint. By the impugned judgment, the High Court has held that as the respondent was having its office outside the jurisdiction of the Court of the learned Magistrate, it was necessary for the learned Magistrate to hold an inquiry under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short "the CRPC"). In paragraph 15 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ection 202 of the Code, evidence of witnesses on behalf of the complainant shall be permitted to be taken on affidavit. In suitable cases, the Magistrate can restrict the inquiry to examination of documents without insisting for examination of witnesses." We, therefore, modify the impugned judgment and direct the Trial Court to proceed from the stage of Section 202 of the CRPC. While doing s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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