Cognizance

Yogendra (Querist) 05 June 2012 This query is : Resolved
Can anyone please tell me that

If a magistrate take a cognizance in an offence can he take another cognizance on the same offence and on the same accused??

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Sankaranarayanan (Expert) 05 June 2012
Yes they can what is the exact problem

Yogendra (Querist) 05 June 2012
if there is any citaion u can provide to me sir pleasee..

Kiran Kumar (Expert) 05 June 2012
Can you please mention the exact facts of the case?

PARTHA P BORBORA (Expert) 05 June 2012
if there r two separate cases The magistrate can. But if there is a single case he cannot.

Guest (Expert) 06 June 2012
if the parties in the case are same and the offence again occured in the same parties than the magistrate can take the cognizance in the same.

Jeevesh (Expert) 06 June 2012
as such a magistrate takes cognizance of an offence............but once he takes cognizance he cannot take re-cognizance or amend cognizance as it would amount to review of previous order and it is settled that criminal court does not have review powers....refer to adalat prasad's case