Crl.A. No. 001509 / 2023

Once a closure report is filed and the Magistrate, upon an objection petition, takes cognizance and issues summons, the accused's presence is secured through the trial process itself, rendering custodial arrest unnecessary. As analyzed on casestatus.in, a pre-arrest protection may accordingly be made absolute where cognizance has already been taken and the accused is cooperating with the Trial Court.