https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775563 Direct recourse to a Magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code is ordinarily improper unless the informant first approaches the police under Sections 154(1) and 154(3), but an order may still stand where a cognizable offence is disclosed. A Magistrate's direction to register an FIR is sustained if the order shows application of mind and brief reasons based on the complaint and material placed. Quashing is not warranted merely because investigation has been completed and chargesheets filed, where the foundational order is not illegal. Allegations of inducement, cheating and criminal conspiracy cannot be treated as purely civil at the quashing stage, and a later FIR is not barred unless it is shown to be impermissibly identical to an earlier FIR. en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:27:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775563 Direct recourse to a Magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code is ordinarily improper unless the informant first approaches the police under Sections 154(1) and 154(3), but an order may still stand where a cognizable offence is disclosed. A Magistrate's direction to register an FIR is sustained if the order shows application of mind and brief reasons based on the complaint and material placed. Quashing is not warranted merely because investigation has been completed and chargesheets filed, where the foundational order is not illegal. Allegations of inducement, cheating and criminal conspiracy cannot be treated as purely civil at the quashing stage, and a later FIR is not barred unless it is shown to be impermissibly identical to an earlier FIR. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=775563