2018 (3) TMI 1836

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..... ondent is not justified in having received the complaint and keeping it unattended without any further action. In view of the same, the petitioner has made out a case for this Court to invoke its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner is directed to give a copy of the complaint dated 10.12.2015 to the Station House Officer having territorial jurisdictio .....

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..... nt of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and others [2013 (6) CTC 353], that registration of an FIR is mandatory under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure if an information furnished to the police officer disclose commission of a cognizable offence and in cases where the information does not disclose a cognizable offence, a preliminary enquiry .....

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..... s not disclose a cognizable offence, the respondent shall conduct a preliminary inquiry to ascertain whether cognizable offence is disclosed therein or not and such inquiry shall be completed within a period of fifteen days from the date of information. 3) If the inquiry discloses the commission of a cognizable offence, the FIR must be registered, if not already registered or closed. .....

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