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‘Non-compliance of Section 173(2) of CrPC raises many legal issues’; SC discusses police report procedure and contents in detail

“The form of the police report under Section 173(2) of the CrPC is prescribed by the State Government and each State Government has its own Police Manual to be followed by the police officers while discharging their duty.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Court barred from taking cognizance of defamation on police report, it can only be taken on complaint filed by aggrieved party: Delhi High Court

“It is also the case of complainant that the accused persons including the petitioner had been defaming the complaint regularly through social media and the social media posts of the alleged incidents are even available on internet till date.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court | FSL report forms the foundation of NDPS cases; its absence renders Section 173 CrPC report insufficient

Punjab and Haryana High Court granting bail to the petitioner emphasised that the NDPS cases can only survive in case the prosecution is able to establish that the article recovered is indeed a contraband and which can only be established on the basis of its chemical examination, which is normally done through FSL.

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | No infirmity in order refusing to take cognizance of police report filed on basis of incomplete investigation

Tripura High Court: The Bench of S. Talapatra, J. dismissed a criminal revision petition challenging an order whereby the Sessions Court refused

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Matter pending investigation for 12 years — Police directed not to arrest accused till completion thereof: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court: A petition was filed before a Division Bench comprising of Ramesh Sinha and Dinesh Kumar Singh, JJ., for quashing