Executive Magistrates Cannot Invoke Section 130 BNSS in Purely Private Disputes: Kerala High Court
The High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam heard CRL.MC NO. 8561 OF 2025 on October 13, 2025. The case involved MV Nithamol, aged 42, of Thenganal House, Chengara Kara, Pattimattom Village, Ernakulam Rural, Kerala, who challenged an order and summons issued by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Muvattupuzha. The order and summons, issued under Sections 126, 130, and 132 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, were in connection with…
