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Non Cognizable Offence

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Non-cognizable offence, means an offence for which, and 'non-cognizable case' means a case in which, a police officer has no authority to arrest without warrant. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (l)]

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