Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Cognizable offence - Preliminary inquiry before registration of FIR is permissible only when (i) information does not disclose a cognizable offence but indicates the necessity for an enquiry; (ii) A preliminary inquiry may be conducted only to ascertain whether cognizable offence is disclosed or not; (iii) Preliminary..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Preliminary inquiry before registration can be conducted only when information received does not disclose commission of cognizable offence - In case preliminary inquiry ends in closing the complaint, a copy of the entry of such closure must be supplied to the first informant forthwith and not later than one week - It must..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Preliminary inquiry before registration of FIR - Category of cases in which preliminary inquiry may be made are : (a) Matrimonial disputes/ family disputes; (b) Commercial offences; (c) Medical negligence cases (d) Corruption cases; (e) Cases where there is abnormal delay/laches in initiating criminal prosecution, for..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Delay - Plea of delay raised for first time before Supreme Court - Held, plea cannot be entertained...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape of married women - Delay of three days in lodging FIR as husband of prosecutrix was away and on his return matter was reported - It is a case of rape of married women who had a major son and he was by her side within minutes of incident - Moreover, i, laws of prosecutrix reside in her..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Delay in lodging - Delay not fatal to prosecution case when delay is explained...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Crime against women - Non recording of FIR within 24 hours time limit - Will amount to contempt of High Court...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Crime against women - It is imperative that in all the serious cases where the victim is injured and his/her statement has been recorded by a Magistrate/Doctor then such statement or further statement of that injured should be recorded as FIR without any delay, in any case within 24 hours of recording of the statement -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Crime against women - Nearest police official shall not cause delay in lodging FIR - FIR may be sent thereafter to the police station having jurisdiction of the crime - Director General of Police to issue directions - Non compliance of the Directions will amount to contempt of High Court...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 154 -- FIR - Delay in lodging - Effect of - Court has to examine explanation furnished by prosecution explaining delay - If prosecution explains delay, Court should not reject the case of prosecution solely on this ground...........
