In a case involving Jyoti Beck, who alleged fraudulent marriage and caste-based harassment by Vishnu Sahu (deceased), his first wife Pramila Devi, and her children, the Supreme Court restored the Trial Court’s order taking cognizance of the case. Jyoti claimed she was ousted from her home and harassed due to her caste, invoking provisions of IPC Sections 498A, 406, 420, and the SC/ST Act. The High Court had earlier remanded the matter, questioning the lack of detailed reasoning in the Magistrate’s order. The Supreme Court held that a Magistrate’s cognizance order does not need to be a reasoned one and only requires prima facie satisfaction. The appellants are permitted to seek discharge during trial proceedings.