https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=259173 A Magistrate may direct investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC only after judicial application of mind, and an application should ordinarily show prior recourse to Sections 154(1) and 154(3) and be supported by an affidavit to deter false or vexatious criminal complaints. Where the dispute arises from SARFAESI proceedings, the Magistrate must also consider the statutory remedies under Section 17 and the protection under Section 32 before ordering police investigation. A mechanical FIR direction on bare allegations is impermissible, and the direction to register the FIR was set aside. en-us Thu, 19 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 May 2022 10:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=259173 A Magistrate may direct investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC only after judicial application of mind, and an application should ordinarily show prior recourse to Sections 154(1) and 154(3) and be supported by an affidavit to deter false or vexatious criminal complaints. Where the dispute arises from SARFAESI proceedings, the Magistrate must also consider the statutory remedies under Section 17 and the protection under Section 32 before ordering police investigation. A mechanical FIR direction on bare allegations is impermissible, and the direction to register the FIR was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=259173