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Showing posts with label first information report. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first information report. Show all posts
Monday, 9 February 2026

Important articles and judgments on police investigation U/S 156 of CRPC {S 175(3 ) of BNSS }

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  1) Supreme Court: How BNSS Modernizes Section 156(3) CrPC: Key Changes and Implications 35. Further, by requiring the Magistrate to consid...
Saturday, 20 December 2025

Jurisdictional Thresholds in Money Laundering Prosecutions: The Requirement of a Prior FIR

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  I. Introduction The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) serves as a specialized legislation aimed at combating the launderin...
Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Can police refuse to lodge FIR on email complaint from abroad? Kerala High Court answers

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 The Kerala High Court, in the case YYYY v State of Kerala & Ors , delivered a significant judgment clarifying the obligations of the po...

Kerala HC: U/S 173 of BNSS, Zero FIR's can be registered even if a complaint is sent via email from abroad and police cannot reject it for lack of signature or territorial jurisdiction

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The implementation of Section 173 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'the BNSS'), marks a significant shift in ...
Tuesday, 25 March 2025

From Judicial Interpretation to Statutory Law: Section 156 CrPC and S 175 of BNSS, 2023

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Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Om Prakash Ambadkar v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. (Criminal Appeal No. 352/2020), has ...

Section 156(3) of CR.P.C vs. Section 175(3) of B.N.S.S : A Comparative Analysis of Procedural Changes

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The new interpretation of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), specifically Section 175(3), which replaces Section 156(3) of the C...

Supreme Court: How BNSS Modernizes Section 156(3) CrPC: Key Changes and Implications

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 However, before we part with the matter, we deem it necessary to discuss the changes brought to the scheme of Section 156 of the Code of Cr...

Supreme Court: It is not necessary to conduct preliminary inquiry as per Lalita kumari's Judgment if cognizable offence is made out against accused

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 The scope of a preliminary inquiry, as clarified in the said judgment, is limited to situations where the information received does not pri...

Supreme Court: 'Lalita Kumari' Judgment Doesn't Create Absolute Rule That Preliminary Enquiry Is Necessary In Every Case Before FIR

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Conclusion/Directions 120. In view of the aforesaid discussion, we hold: 120.1. The registration of FIR is mandatory Under Section 154 of th...
Monday, 12 August 2024

Supreme court: Statement Of Accused is Inadmissible U/S 27 of Evidence Act If No New Fact Is Discovered Pursuant To Disclosure

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  On a threadbare analysis of the entire record, we do not find that the prosecution examined any witness who had deposed about the link evi...

Supreme Court: The court should not rely on FSL report if prosecution has failed to prove chain of custody

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  The trial Court as well as the High Court heavily relied upon the FSL reports(Exhibits 111-115) to hold that blood group found on the weap...

Supreme court: Confession Recorded By Medical Officer When Accused Were Presented By Police Officers Inadmissible As Evidence

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The trial Court as well as the High Court, placed extensive reliance on the confessions of the Accused Appellants Mohmedfaruk @ Palak Safibh...
Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Allahabad HC: Complainant of FIR must be heard in revision filed by accused.

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 In Babloo Pasi's case (Supra) Babloo Pasi was the appellant of the case and the accused was respondent No. 2. In para 11 of the said ju...
Sunday, 21 April 2024

Whether defence counsel can make out contradictions from statement made in FIR without putting its contents to informant at the time of his evidence?

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Some contradictions were sought to be pointed out in the statement as given in the First Information Report and in the evidence of the witne...
Monday, 13 November 2023

What is the Difference between a General Diary Entry and an FIR?

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General diary (GD) entry or Daily diary entry is made when any kind of complaint is lodged & police enter the details in their records.T...
Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Whether it is necessary to hear accused before registration of an offence against him?

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 The conclusions are summarized below: i. No opportunity of being heard is required before an FIR is lodged and registered; ii. Classificati...
Sunday, 21 May 2023

Whether Special Court Can Order FIR Against Investigating Officer For Failure To File Chargesheet Within 180 Days U/ S 59 of NDPS Act?

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  The  learned Judge on the basis of the material on record has recorded his prima facie opinion about the commission of an offence under Se...
Wednesday, 29 December 2021

Supreme Court: In Motor Accident Claim, evidence Recorded Before Tribunal To Be Given Weightage Over Contents Of FIR In Case Of Contradiction

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 It is clear from the evidence on record of PW–1 as well as PW–3 that the Eicher van which was going in front of the car, has taken a sudden...
Sunday, 13 December 2020

Whether a statement made by accused to investigating officer before registration of FIR is hit by S 162 of CRPC?

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The appellant is said to have admitted to the sub inspector of police that be was the driver of the autorikshaw. The sub inspector in his de...
Thursday, 5 November 2020

Chhattisgarh HC: Special Court Under SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act Has Power To Direct Registration Of FIR U/s 156(3) CrPC

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The Full Bench of the M.P. High Court in the matter of Anand Swaroop Tiwari v. Ram Ratan Jatav and others 1996 MPLJ 141 relied upon the deci...