RP Act | Offence Under Section 127A Is Non-Cognizable, Police Cannot Investigate Without Magistrate's Order: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the offence under Section 127A of the Representation of Peoples Act is a non cognizable one.Justice Sunder Mohan held that since the punishment prescribed for the offence is imprisonment for a period of six months, as per Schedule II of the Criminal Procedure Code, it would be a non cognizable offence."This Court finds that Section 127(A)(4) is a...