PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 22 -- The Allahabad high court has directed the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI) in Lucknow to impart training to judicial officers in the state that "cognizance is the base of a criminal case, so cognizance order must be passed in accordance with law."

The court passed the order while quashing criminal proceedings in a theft case where cognisance was taken by the magistrate beyond the mandatory period of three years prescribed under Section 468 of the CrPC.

Justice Praveen Kumar Giri quashed the criminal case filed against one Avneesh Kumar.

Earlier, the court had called for an explanation from the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) concerned as to why cognisance was taken beyond the limitation period as pr...