The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a police report (charge-sheet) filed in connection with a non-cognizable offence must be deemed a “complaint” under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. The Court held that a Magistrate errs in taking cognizance of such matters as a “State case” under Section 210(1)(b) of the BNSS, rather
Police Report in Non-Cognizable Offences Must Be Treated as Complaint Under BNSS: Allahabad HC Quashes Summoning Order
