Karnataka High Court lays down guidelines for magistrates when ordering investigation of non-cognizable offences

The Court also commented that by passing "callous" orders that permitted FIR registration without applying the mind, magistrates have contributed to the backlog of cases before the High Court.
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The Karnataka High Court recently issued guidelines for magistrates to follow when granting permission to the police to investigate non-cognizable offences upon request by either the police or a complainant [Vijesh Pillai vs The State of Karnataka and Anr.]

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