FIR

Supreme Court holds Section 197 CrPC sanction bites only at the cognizance stage, not when a Magistrate orders police officials' FIR registered under Section 156(3).

In a significant shift for criminal procedure, the Supreme Court has signaled its support for the BNSS preliminary inquiry mandate, noting that the previous mandatory FIR registration rule under Lalita Kumari was frequently misused and overburdened the legal system.

The Allahabad High Court held that distributing Bible copies and preaching Christian doctrine do not constitute offences under the UP anti-conversion law without proof of coercion. The Court criticised the police for acting in haste and registering an FIR despite no identified victim or allegation of actual conversion.

SC returns YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia’s passport; FIR clubbing plea deferred in India’s Got Latent obscenity case.

The Supreme Court rules FIR registration is mandatory in IIT Delhi student deaths, reinforcing legal accountability and justice.