https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465659 Section 195(1)(a)(i) bars cognizance of offences within Sections 172 to 188 of the IPC except on a written complaint by the concerned public servant or court, and that complaint-based mode was held to govern prosecutions under Section 174-A as well. The court treated the statutory scheme and related amendments as showing that a police report or FIR cannot replace the complaint contemplated by Section 195, even though the offence may otherwise be cognizable. Proceedings under Section 174-A therefore require initiation by a written complaint from the competent court, not by police report. en-us Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:15:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465659 Section 195(1)(a)(i) bars cognizance of offences within Sections 172 to 188 of the IPC except on a written complaint by the concerned public servant or court, and that complaint-based mode was held to govern prosecutions under Section 174-A as well. The court treated the statutory scheme and related amendments as showing that a police report or FIR cannot replace the complaint contemplated by Section 195, even though the offence may otherwise be cognizable. Proceedings under Section 174-A therefore require initiation by a written complaint from the competent court, not by police report. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465659