Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 108 · Decided 27 February 2012
Lalita Kumari v. Government of U.P. & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 108 · [2012] 1 S.C.R. 1066
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 68/2008
- Decided
- 27 February 2012
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, T.S. THAKUR, DIPAK MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 154; Constitution
Headnote
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s. 154 - Information in cognizable cases - Officer in charge of police station concerned - Obligation of, to register the FIR - The issue: whether u/s 154 Cr.P.C., a police officer is bound to register an FIR when a cognizable offence is made 0 out officer) has an option, discretion or latitude of conducting some kind of preliminary enquiry before registering the FIR - Referred to Constitution Bench. Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 68 of 2008 was filed praying for a writ in the nature of habeas corpus to produce a girl E aged about six years who
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