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Ker HC: Investigation Into Non-Cognizable Offence w/o Magistrate’s Order Renders Entire Probe Faulty(08.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that Section 155(2) of CrPC prohibits commencement of an investigation by police without orders from Magistrate in cases wh.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Non-Cognizable Offence, Investigation
Allahabad HC: Criminal Intimidation Is Cognizable Offence In Uttar Pradesh(10.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court observed that an offence of Criminal Intimidation Punishable under Section 506 IPC, if committed in the State of Uttar Pradesh wi.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Cognizable Offence, Criminal Intimidation
All. HC: Without Magistrate’s Permission, Investigation into Non-Cognizable Offence Illegal(19.06.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that investigation into a non-cognizable offence without a written order of the Magistrate is strictly contrary to the p.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Non-Cognizable Offence, S. 155(2) of CrPC
Delhi HC: No Arrest of Accused in Cognizable Offence Where Sentence is Beyond 7 Years(03.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has clarified that an investigation agency is not obliged to arrest any accused in a cognizable offence where the sentence is beyond .....
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Kar. HC: SHO Can Seek Magistrate's Permission to Investigate Non-Cognizable Offence(21.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that it is not necessary for the informant alone to approach Magistrate with requisition seeking permission under.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Non-Cognizable Offence, Permission, Magistrate
SC: Scope of Preliminary Inquiry Limits to Situation Where Info. Doesn’t Disclose Cognizable Offence(19.03.2025)
SC has observed that scope of a preliminary inquiry is limited to situations where information received doesn’t disclose a cognizable offence but requ.....
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All. HC: Prelim. Inquiry can be Ordered if Appln u/s 156(3) CrPC Doesn’t Disclose Cognizable Offence(09.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that if the application u/S 156(3) Cr.P.C, filed before Magistrate, in the considered opinion of the Magistrate, doesn’t.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Cognizable Offence, Preliminary Inquiry, Magistrate
Supreme Court: Police Need Not Verify Genuineness of Information before FIR Registration(11.09.2025)
SC reiterated that police need not assess the genuineness or credibility of a complaint before registering an FIR. If a complaint prima facie shows a .....
Tags : FIR, Prima Facie, Cognizable Offence
SC: Preliminary Inquiry Report Can’t Stop Court from Directing FIR Registration(15.09.2025)
SC ruled that a preliminary inquiry report can’t stop courts from directing FIR registration if prima facie cognizable offences are disclosed. Citing .....
Tags : Preliminary Inquiry, FIR, Cognizable Offences
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill Criminalizing Triple Talaq(28.12.2017)
The Minister of Law and Justice, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad tabled The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha. The bill .....
Tags : Triple talaq, Bill, Cognizable offence