Magistrates have to apply mind, record reasons while rejecting B summary report filed by Police: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently held that magistrates have to record justifications and apply their mind while dismissing a ‘B’ summary report (closure report) presented by the police in the case of Nagaraj Rao C.H. v. State By Its S.P.P. Bangalore Single-judge Justice M Nagaprasanna announced that when a Magistrate does not accept the ‘B’ report and only…