Bombay High Court Directs Police to Register FIR and Investigate Complaint of Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust — Petitioner's Grievance of Inaction by Police Upheld. The court held that the police have a mandatory duty under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to register an FIR upon receipt of information disclosing a cognizable offence, and failure to do so entitles the aggrieved person to seek a writ under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
19 Dec 2011The petitioner, Mukesh R. Gokal, a garment exporter, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to the po...
