Cognizable Offence
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Cognizable offence, means an offence for which, and 'cognizable case' means a case in which, a police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or under any other law for the time being in force, arrest without warrant. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (c)]
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