HC: No FIR could be registered against offence u/s 56 of Disaster Management Act, 2005

Santosh Kumar Patel Vs State of Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarh High Court)

Conclusion: Registration of FIR against assessee for offence under Section 56 of the Act of 2005 was bad, as no FIR for the said non-cognizable offence could be registered and for offence under Section 56, only complaint could be filed by the specified authority / person named in Section 60(a)/(b), that too cognizance can be taken by the jurisdictional criminal court only if previous sanction has already been granted by the competent auth

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