Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- A Chandigarh court has directed that notices be issued to the accused persons in a complaint filed against a jewellery firm before taking cognisance of the matter, citing recent Supreme Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court rulings that mandate an opportunity of hearing for the accused at the pre-cognisance stage.

The order was passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Ambika Sharma while hearing Complaint No. COMI/9/2023. The matter was listed for hearing the remaining arguments on the issue of summoning the accused.

During the proceedings, the court took note of the Supreme Court judgment in Parvinder Singh vs Directorate of Enforcement (2026 INSC 519), which held that under the proviso to Section 223(1) of the...