Landmark case · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation · Semester 5

Lalita Kumari v. Government of U.P.

(2014) 2 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India

Registration of an FIR is mandatory if the information discloses a cognizable offence; a preliminary inquiry is permitted only in specified categories.

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Information in cognizable cases: BNSS 173 / CrPC 154 — Unit II, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation.

Related sections:

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 173 — Information in cognizable cases (cf. s. 154 CrPC)
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 175 — Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case (cf. s. 156 CrPC)
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 176 — Procedure for investigation (cf. s. 157 CrPC)