The Allahabad High Court has held that a Magistrate, at the stage of taking cognizance under Section 190(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), can add or exclude offences not mentioned in the police charge-sheet, provided such action is based on material available in the police report. Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal delivered the ruling
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