Registration of FIR is mandatory -SC

In the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. Govt. of U.P. & Ors. (SC) Apex Court has held as follows :-

(i) Registration of FIR is mandatory under Section 154 of the Code, if the information discloses commission of a cognizable offence and no preliminary inquiry is permissible in such a situation.

(ii) If the information received does not disclose a cognizable offence but indicates the necessity for an inquiry, a preliminary inquiry may be conducted only to ascertain whether cognizable offen

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