Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 384 · Decided 24 March 2025
Amit Kumar & ORS. v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 384 · [2025] 3 S.C.R. 1579
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1425/2025
- Decided
- 24 March 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 174, 154; Constitution
Headnote
(i) What is the scope of section 174 CrPC and how is it different from investigation pursuant to filing of FIR under section 154 CrPC. (ii) Whether recourse to inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC by the Police obviates the requirement of registration of (iii) What is the settled law with regard to registration of FIR as laid down by this Hon'ble Court. (iv) Whether the High Court was right in passing the impugned order rejecting the prayer for issue of writ of mandamus directing the Police to register FIR and investigate on it.
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