“No police investigation is required at this stage, as evidence is accessible, and Section 225 BNSS provides an adequate mechanism for any future inquiry. The Criminal Revision Petition is dismissed. The proceedings before the learned JMFC shall continue as per law,” the Court said.
The judge said that even assuming that further inquiry was required, the Magistrate before whom the matter is pending is not powerless and that while taking cognizance, the Magistrate may postpone process issuance and direct a limited inquiry by a police officer or other person to ascertain the truth of the complaint.
Further, the Court said that the allegations, while sensitive, pertained to artworks in a private gallery, not public incitement or violence.