The document discusses the differences between cognizable and non-cognizable offenses in India. For non-cognizable offenses, the police cannot make an arrest without a court order, but for cognizable offenses the police can make an arrest without a court order. The document also provides definitions for key terms related to the Indian criminal justice system such as bailable vs. non-bailable offenses, anticipatory bail, and how a criminal investigation can be initiated.
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Creditors: Creditors may not recover their debts in full, especially if the company is insolvent.
Shareholders: Shareholders may not receive any payout if the company's debts exceed its assets.
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1. COGNIZABLE AND A NON-COGNIZABLE OFFENCE
Crime can be Cognizable or Non-Cognizable Difference between a cognizable and a non-
cognizable offence is that in a non-cognizable offence the Police cannot arrest a person without
orders of the court, i.e. without a Court warrant and can investigate into the case only on the
express directions of the court to that effect. Therefore, the experience is that in a non-cognizable
offence the Police Station officer records the complaint as a non-cognizable offense, commonly
referred as a N.C., and advises the complaint or victim to apporach the court for further
directions.
In a cognizable offense the police can take cognizance of the offense on its own i.e. it need not
wait for the court orders as the law envisages that in such offences permission of the court to the
police to investigate the crime is implicit
in Non-Cognizable offenses police cannot arrest the accused without the court order, but in
cognizable offense a police officer can arrest without any court orders. Such cases are mainly,
murder, attempt to murder, rape and in heinous offences
India has a well-established statutory, administrative and judicial framework for criminal trials.
Indian Penal laws are primarily governed by 3 Acts:
1. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.);
2. The Indian Penal Code, 1960 (IPC);
3. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA).
Cr.P.C. is a comprehensive and exhaustive procedural law for conducting a criminal trial in
India, including the manner for collection of evidence, examination of witnesses, interrogation of
accused, arrests, safeguards and procedure to be adopted by Police and Courts, bail, process of
criminal trial, method of conviction, and the rights of the accused for a fair trial. The procedure
for a criminal trial in India, is primarily, except as otherwise provided, governed by The Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.). IPC is the primary penal law of India, which is applicable
to all offences, except as may be provided under any other law in India. IEA is a detailed treaty
on the law of "evidence", which can be tendered in trial, manner of production of the evidence in
trial, and the evidentiary value, which can be attached to such evidence. IEA also deals with the
judicial presumptions, expert and scientific evidence. There are certain other laws, which have
been enacted to deal with criminality in special circumstances.
It is also important to note that India follows the adversarial system, where generally the onus of
proof is on the State (Prosecution) to prove the case against the accused, and until and unless the
allegation against the accused are proved beyond reasonable doubt, the accused is presumed to
be innocent. In certain exceptional cases, which may relate to terrorism, etc., the onus of proof
has been put on the accused person, who claims to be not guilty.
2. COGNIZABLE AND A NON-COGNIZABLE OFFENCE
India has a highly developed criminal jurisprudence and prosecution system, supported by
judicial precedents, however, there may be certain issues or concerns relating to the execution of
the same by Police and implementation by Judiciary. The courts in India, particularly High
Courts and Supreme Court have been proactively guarding the rights of the accused. Even
Article 21 of the Constitution of India has been interpreted in a highly dynamic manner to protect
the rights, life and liberty of the citizens, by also incorporating the principles of natural justice.
By the flowchart hereinbelow, an attempt is being made to make the reader briefly understand
the process of criminal investigation and trial in India, as a lot of foreign companies and Ex-pats
are coming to India, and due to unfortunate circumstances, they may, at times find themselves
embroiled in unnecessary criminal cases.
To appreciate the process of Indian criminal law, it is necessary that to understand following
important terminology:
1. Bailable Offence, means an offence, which has been categorized as bailable, and in case
of such offence, bail can be claimed, subject to fulfillment of certain conditions, as a
matter of right under Section 436 of the Cr.P.C. In case of bailable offences, the Police is
authorised to give bail to the accused at the time of arrest or detention.
2. Non-bailable Offence, means an offence in which the bail cannot be granted as a matter
of right, except on the orders of a competent court. In such cases, the accused can apply
for grant of bail under Section 437 and 439 of the Cr.P.C. It is important to note that the
grant of bail in a non-bailable offence is subject to judicial discretion of the Court, and it
has been mandated by the Supreme Court of India that "Bail, not Jail" should be the
governing and guiding principle.
3. Anticipatory Bail, under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C., means that a person who
apprehends arrest on a wrong accusation of committing a non-bailable offence, can apply
before a competent court for a direction to police to immediately release such a person on
bail in the event of arrest. However, the grant of anticipatory bail is discretionary and
dependant on the nature and gravity of accusations, the antecedents of the applicant and
the possibility of the applicant fleeing from justice.
4. Cognizable Offence/case, has been defined under Section 2 (c) of Cr.P.C., as an
offence/case in which a Police Office can arrest without a warrant.
5. Non-cognizable Offence/case, has been defined under Section 2 (l) of Cr.P.C., as an
offence/case in which a Police Officer has no authority to arrest without a warrant.
6. Whether an offence/case is bailable or not bailable, and cognizable or non-cognizable,
has been qualified under the 1st Table of the 1st Schedule of Cr.P.C., which relate to the
offences under IPC.
7. F.I.R (first information report), is formal recordal of a complaint, by police in case of
commission of a cognizable offence, and can be considered as a first step in the process
of the investigation of a cognizable offence by Police.
3. COGNIZABLE AND A NON-COGNIZABLE OFFENCE
8. The Table II of the 1st Schedule of Cr.P.C., gives a general guideline to determine
whether an offence is bailable, non-bailable, cognizable or non-cognizable. The criteria
in the table below, is applicable in those cases which are silent on this aspect. For easy
understanding, the following criteria may be understood:
Offence Cognizable or Non-
Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable
Punishable With Imprisonment
For
Less Than 3 Years or
with fine only
Non-cognizable Bailable
Punishable With Imprisonment
For
3 Years or more
Cognizable Non-Bailable
9. The criminal investigation process and prosecution mechanism in India, can be started in
any of the following manner:
a. On complaint /reporting /knowledge of the commission of a cognizable offence, any
police officer, even without the orders of a Magistrate, can investigate the cognizable
case. [Section 156 (1) of the Cr.P.C.]
b. In case of failure or inaction of a police officer to investigate a cognizable offence, a
criminal complaint can be filed before a Magistrate under Section 190 of Cr.P.C., for
taking cognizance of such offence, and on such complaint, the Magistrate himself can
take cognizance of the case and do the enquiry, or in the alternative under Section 156 (3)
of the Cr.P.C., order Police to register an F.I.R and investigate the offence.
c. In case of non-cognizable offence, Police is not obliged to investigate, and the judicial
process can be started by filing a criminal complaint before the competent court, under
Section 190 of the Cr.P.C.