FIR registered with minor offences only instead of actual serious offences

[Anonymous]

dear sir,
i filed a complaint within 24 hours demanding ipc 307,323,324, 325, 326,141,
143,147(rioting),114, 452, as my mother was attacked on head by a stranger, of which supporting video was also given by me, in which it is clearly captured that my mom was attacked on head with a square edged wood with an intention to kill her,and complete incident is recorded in video. still police officer again takes the statement and changes the version of statement and manipulates the deadly offence to an ordinary offence and took the thumb impression by force on the statement and finally filed an fir with ipc,323,324,325,114,337 whereas the real facts are hidden and is leading me to highly injustice, so kindly guide me the way to get proper justice.

i am a student and dont have an earning so please guide me the way to get justice.

[Dr. Ashok Dhamija]

Once the FIR has been registered, police gets statutory powers to investigate the case and the courts will not interfere with the investigation. Lower courts have no power to interfere in the investigation. Only the high court can sometimes monitor the investigation and give directions during investigation, but that happens in very rare cases and not in a routine manner. If you have very strong material to show injustice, you may file a writ petition in the high court, but the chances of the high court interfering in the investigation would be very less.

What perhaps can help is approaching the senior police officers, such as SP of the district. If convinced, senior police officers can ensure proper investigation in the case, including application of the correct sections of law. You can show the evidence to the senior officers.

Once the investigation is over and a charge sheet is filed, the court can direct further investigation and if needed the court can frame charges under different sections if there is evidence to support such different sections, as mentioned by you.

     

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