The Supreme Court of India, in a recent order dated March 17, 2025, clarified that while a Magistrate is empowered to summon individuals not named in the police charge-sheet, it must do so by applying its judicial mind—not by directing the police to include names in the charge-sheet. The Court observed that such directions blur
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