https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46779 Information disclosing a cognizable offence must be recorded as an FIR under Section 154(1) CrPC, and police cannot refuse registration by testing credibility or reasonableness at that stage. Where the information is unclear, only a limited preliminary inquiry may be undertaken, but the police cannot assume the role of a court or decide the complaint on its merits. On the facts discussed, the complaint had to be registered and investigated, and the inquiry officer acted beyond jurisdiction in returning findings on the merits. en-us Wed, 13 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:21:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46779 Information disclosing a cognizable offence must be recorded as an FIR under Section 154(1) CrPC, and police cannot refuse registration by testing credibility or reasonableness at that stage. Where the information is unclear, only a limited preliminary inquiry may be undertaken, but the police cannot assume the role of a court or decide the complaint on its merits. On the facts discussed, the complaint had to be registered and investigated, and the inquiry officer acted beyond jurisdiction in returning findings on the merits. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 13 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46779