Magistrate Becomes Functus Officio After Accepting Cancellation Report, Can't Probe Police Lapses: Delhi High Court
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25 March 2026 7:35 PM IST

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25 March 2026 7:35 PM IST
The Delhi High Court has held that once a Magistrate accepts a cancellation or untraced report filed by the police, the court becomes functus officio and cannot thereafter proceed to examine alleged lapses in investigation or direct action against police officials.Justice Saurabh Banerjee thus allowed a batch of petitions filed by police officials challenging a series of orders passed by...
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