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Rajendra Singh Pawar Vs State of M.P. (Madhya Pradesh High Court)
Conclusion: Respective officer was directed to dispose of complaints/FIRs filed in respect of economic offences and take appropriate action within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
Held: Assessee submitted that no action had been taken by respective officer on his complaint/information given regarding commission of offence by one Shridhar Engle. Shridhar Engle was a habitual offender and he was doing forgery and cheating and, therefore, offences ought to have been registered by respective officer against him. Number of petitions were filed before High Court as Police did not take any decision on a complaint made by a party regarding economic offences. In all such petitions, prayer was made for lodging of First Information Report against the accused persons or prayer was made to decide the complaint/representation preferred by assessee before concerned police station or by Superintendent of Police. In instant case, the directions and law were not followed by Station House Officer/Investigating Officer after receiving complaint. Complainant was not informed about result of preliminary inquiry/scrutiny done by the Investigating Officer. If such result was informed to the complainant, then he could resort to remedy available to him under the law, but the complaint filed by a person remains unattended. Therefore, this writ petition filed by assessee was disposed off with direction to Station House Officer, Lordganj to consider the complaint filed by assessee and take appropriate action within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today. Result of scrutiny of complaint and action shall be conveyed to assessee.
FULL TEXT OF THE HIGH COURT ORDER /JUDGEMENT
Petitioners have filed this present writ petition making following prayers:-
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