https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394923 When a complaint alleges non-registration of an FIR or deficient investigation, the aggrieved person should ordinarily invoke the Magistrate's power under Section 156(3) CrPC, which can direct registration of the FIR, order proper investigation, and monitor it if necessary. The High Court should not bypass that statutory remedy by issuing such directions in writ or supervisory jurisdiction. The existence of a civil dispute does not by itself bar criminal investigation where cognizable offences are disclosed, although a civil dispute should not be given a criminal colour. The SC therefore set aside the High Court's direction to register an FIR and leave the parties to the statutory remedy. en-us Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394923 When a complaint alleges non-registration of an FIR or deficient investigation, the aggrieved person should ordinarily invoke the Magistrate's power under Section 156(3) CrPC, which can direct registration of the FIR, order proper investigation, and monitor it if necessary. The High Court should not bypass that statutory remedy by issuing such directions in writ or supervisory jurisdiction. The existence of a civil dispute does not by itself bar criminal investigation where cognizable offences are disclosed, although a civil dispute should not be given a criminal colour. The SC therefore set aside the High Court's direction to register an FIR and leave the parties to the statutory remedy. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394923