[AssotechNest] Fwd: Police must register FIR in cognisable offences: SC

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Just FYI, knowledge & awareness

Many times you must have faced the problem that police officer is refusing to register FIR on your complaint at Police Station. Recently Supreme Court has held a land mark judgement saying that it is must for police officer to ledge a FIR in cognizable case. Read below news article from Hindustan Times on the subject news.         

12 Nov 2013 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it is mandatory for the police to register FIR if a complainant approaches it for the registration of a cognizable offence. The apex court constitution bench headed by chief justice P Sathasivam said that action will be taken against the police officer for his failure to register a First Information Report (FIR) on the complaint of a cognizable offence. The legislative intent is for compulsory registration of FIR in case of cognizable offence, said chief justice Sathasivam, speaking for the bench. Cognizable offences are those which attract punishment of three years or more in case of conviction and where an investigating officer can arrest an accused without warrant.

Police must register FIR in cognizable offences: SC http://newshunt.com/share/25203831 Source:Hindustan Times

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