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Judgments on behalf of Complainant in aforementioned

numbered Complaint filed under section 156(3) CrPC

INDEX

Sr. No. Case Name Holding Pg. No.

1. Lalita Kumari vs. The Hon’ble Apex Court observed Pg no.

Government of and held that the word 41,42;
U.P. & Ors.; 2013 ‘information’ of Section 154 CrPC
Supreme Court is not qualified by the word
Pg no.
‘credible’ or ‘reasonable’ thus, an
58, para
FIR has to be mandatorily
68;
registered by the officer-in-charge
of a police station when a Pg no.

cognizable offence is disclosed. 90, para

The Hon’ble Apex Court gve its 111
conclusion and directions in
respect of registration of FIRs
para no. 111 at Page No. 90 of the
judgment which maybe
 summarized as follows:

- Registration of FIR is
mandatory under section
154;
- The police officer cannot
avoid its duty to register an
FIR if a cognizable offence is
disclosed. Action must be
taken against erring
officers.
- The scope of preliminary
inquiry is not to verify the
veracity of information
received but only to
ascertain whether
information discloses any
cognizable offence.

2. Sakiri Vasu vs. The Hon’ble Supreme Court held Pg. No.
State of U.P. & that if an FIR is not registered by 95, para
Ors.; 2007 the police and no proper 11;
Supreme Court investigation is conducted by the
police or the superior officer
Pg. No.
under section 154(3) CrPC, the
96, para
learned Magistrate, if prima facie
17;
satisfied, has ample power to
direct the registration of FIR.
Section 156(3) is wide enough to Pg. No.
include all such incidental powers 97,
as to registration of FIR and
 ensuring proper investigation para 24;
including the power to monitor
the investigation.

3. Sugsen Transport It was held in this case that when Pg no.

Pvt. Ltd Vs. The the complaint discloses the 109,
Inspector Of commission of cognizable offence, para 11;
Police; 2016 the S.H.O. is under a duty to
Madras High Court register an FIR, If the S.H.O as
Pg no.
well as the Suprintendent of
110,
Police refuses to register the FIR,
para 27;
the learned Magistrate may order
for the same. The said powers are Pg no.

very wide to direct registration of 111

FIR and to ensure proper
investigation.

Through

Counsel