criminal law – complaint given in police station, then in court

[K Sagar]

sir,

i filed a complaint u/s 406 of ipc in police station.
to register FIR. No response so i sent reminder no response.
Then i filed complaint before JMFC.
Now can i proceed in both proceedings?

[Dr. Ashok Dhamija]

Police officers are notorious for not registering FIR even where a cognizable offence is made out. Many of the complaints under provisions like Section 406 IPC are not registered as FIR. The very fact that police has not bothered to take any action on the complaint given by you, shows that no FIR has been registered by them in your case. So, you can continue to proceed with your case in the JMFC court. There is nothing unusual in this. Many other citizens are also forced to pursue this course of action.

     

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