Supreme Court explain special courts’ power to take cognizance of offences: The Supreme Court held that a special court cannot take cognizance of an offence without the case being committed to it by the magistrate under section 209 code of criminal procedure. “The objective of section 465 is to prevent the delay in the commencement and completion of trial. Section 465 Crpc is applicable to interlocutory order such an order taking cognizance and summons order as well. Therefore, even if the order taking cognizance is irregular, it would not vitiate the proceedings in view of section 465 Crpc, ” the court ruled. The legal experts at Reddy and Reddy law firm specialize in handling criminal cases.