Supreme Court of India

Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma v. State of Gujarat & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 32
Bench Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale JJ.
Decided 16 March 2025

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Issue for Consideration Does the decision in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [2013] 14 SCR 713 create an absolute rule that a preliminary inquiry must be conducted in every case before the registration of an FIR. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.154 – The appellant placed reliance on Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., to argue that the registration of an FIR should be preceded by a preliminary inquiry in cases involving allegations of abuse of official position – Correctness: Held: The scope of a preliminary inquiry, as clarified in the

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