Supreme Court of India

Doliben Kantilal Patel v. State of Gujarat & Anr.

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Reported as [2013] 8 S.C.R. 28
Bench P. Sathasivam and M.Y. Eqbal JJ.
Decided 1 July 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that commission of cognizable offence, H.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c s. 154 - Police complaint alleging rape in police custody - Non registration of FIR - Writ petition seeking direction to register FIR and direction for investigation by CBI - Dismissed - Held: High Court rightly dismissed the writ petition directing the complainant to take recourse to complaint to the 0 Magistrate. s. 154 - FIR - Registration of - Held: Before registration of FIR, if the facts of the case are such which require some inquiry for the satisfaction of the charges or allegations made in the FIR, then a limited inquiry is permissible.

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