https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283577 Registration of an FIR is mandatory when a complaint discloses a cognizable offence; if it does not, the police must conduct a brief preliminary inquiry to determine whether such an offence is made out. The complaint should not be kept pending, and every complaint received must be entered in the station diary. If the complaint is closed after inquiry, reasons must be recorded. The practical effect is that on a fresh complaint the police must either register the FIR forthwith where a cognizable offence appears, or promptly carry out a preliminary inquiry and then act according to its result. en-us Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 23:11:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283577 Registration of an FIR is mandatory when a complaint discloses a cognizable offence; if it does not, the police must conduct a brief preliminary inquiry to determine whether such an offence is made out. The complaint should not be kept pending, and every complaint received must be entered in the station diary. If the complaint is closed after inquiry, reasons must be recorded. The practical effect is that on a fresh complaint the police must either register the FIR forthwith where a cognizable offence appears, or promptly carry out a preliminary inquiry and then act according to its result. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283577