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Neeraj Gupta v. Pardeep Kumar Bansal (2026): a Magistrate need not record Section 244 evidence before committing a Sessions-triable complaint

Setting aside a Punjab & Haryana High Court remand, the Supreme Court held that where an offence is triable exclusively by the Court of Session, a Magistrate seized of a complaint case is not required to record full pre-charge evidence under Section 244 CrPC. The committal role under Section 209 is a 'narrow inspection hole' — administrative, not evidentiary.