Abbas v. State of UP vs. Babu v. State of Bihar: Cognizance aur Charge kya hain?

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Main to abhi tak samajh nahin paaya ki cognizance aur charge kaisa hain. Abhi CUET PG Law ki taiyari kar raha hoon aur meri dadiya maa bol rahi hai, "Beta, cognizance aur charge alag-alag cheez hai, abhi samajh le." Main samajhna chahta hoon ki cognizance kya hota hai aur iske baad charge kaun kaise karta hai. Sabhi help karein, main confuse hoon.

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Shivani ยท Law Student

"Arre, chalo, don't worry, yaar. Yeh to basics hai. Cognizance aur Charge, donon hi important concepts hain. Cognizance ke under, police case ko court mein pahunchaata hai. Jhooth case ko kharaab karne ke liye yeh process hai. Charge to court ke dwara accused ke against case ka statement hai. Main points suno: 1) Cognizance se case start hoga. 2) Charge par accused ko notice milta hai.

Kunal ยท Legal Researcher

Bhai, don't confuse cognizance aur charge. Cognizance refers to the State's decision to initiate proceedings against an accused, while charge refers to the specific allegations against them. In Abbas v. UP, SC clarified that cognizance is a pre-condition for framing charges under Sec 196 CrPC. Koi samajh gaye kya?