Reason to suspect, the expression 'reason to suspect the commission of an offence' would mean the sagacity of rationally inferring the commission of a cognizable offence based on the specific articulate facts mentioned in the First Information Report as well in the Annexures, if any, enclosed and any attending circumstances which may, not amount to proof. In other words, the meaning of the expression 'reason to suspect' has to be governed and dictated by the facts and circumstances of each case and at that stage the question of adequate proof of facts alleged in the first information report does not arise, State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, AIR 1992 SC 604 (618): 1992 Supp (1) SCC 335. [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 s. 157(i)]
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