In Brief
The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeals filed by Aroon Purie and another against the High Court of Karnataka's dismissal of their petitions to quash criminal proceedings. The Court clarified that orders summoning an accused are revisable under Section 482 CrPC, contrary to the High Court's interpretation of Urmila Devi v. Yudhvir Singh. The Court quashed the proceedings, finding that the Magistrate failed to comply with the mandatory requirement under Section 202(1) CrPC to conduct an inquiry or direct police investigation before issuing process against accused persons residing outside the Court's local jurisdiction.
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