Landmark case · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation · Semester 5
Kishun Singh v. State of Bihar
(1993) 2 SCC 16 · Supreme Court of India
A sessions court can summon additional accused when cognizance has been taken on a police report, if evidence discloses their involvement.
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Cognizance of offences: BNSS 210, 223 / CrPC 190, 200
— Unit IV, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 210 — Cognizance of offences by magistrates (cf. s. 190 CrPC)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 223 — Examination of complainant (cf. s. 200 CrPC)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 4 — Punishments — context for cognizable/non-cognizable classification