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Magistrate Can Summon Persons Not Formally Chargesheeted By Police, But Must Pass Reasoned Order: Delhi High Court

2026-10-14T09:00:49.000Z

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The Delhi High Court has held that a Magistrate is not bound by the investigating agency's conclusion that there is no sufficient material against a suspect and can summon such a person to face...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi releasing the publications at the"Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of States and the Chief Justices of the High Courts", in New Delhi on…
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Places: Delhi

Institutions: High Court

Topics: High Court, Law and order

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  1. LiveLaw · Courts — Magistrate Can Summon Persons Not Formally Chargesheeted By Police, But Must Pass Reasoned Order: Delhi High Court