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No pre-cognizance hearing under BNSS apply in Companies Act cases: P&H HC
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- Case Name
- Vivo India Private Limited Vs Serious Fraud Investigation Office (Punjab And Haryana High Court)
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- All High Courts, Punjab and Haryana HC
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Vivo India Private Limited Vs Serious Fraud Investigation Office (Punjab And Haryana High Court)
Conclusion: Companies and individuals prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Companies Act, 2013 were not entitled to a pre-cognizance hearing under the first proviso to Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). It ruled that the Companies Act prescribed a separate procedure for taking cognizance in such prosecutions.
Read SC Interim Judgment in this case: SC Stays Vivo SFIO Prosecution Over BNSS Pre-Cognizance Hearing Issue
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