In Lalita Kumari v. State of U.P., (2014) 2 SCC 1, the Supreme Court held that registration of an FIR under Section 154 CrPC is:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. In Lalita Kumari (a five-Judge Constitution Bench), the Supreme Court held: 'Registration of FIR is mandatory under Section 154 of the Code, if the information discloses commission of a cognizable offence and no preliminary inquiry is permissible in such a situation.'
2. The narrow carve-out for preliminary inquiry (to ascertain whether a cognizable offence is disclosed) applies to: (i) matrimonial disputes/family disputes; (ii) commercial offences; (iii) medical negligence cases; (iv) corruption cases; (v) cases of abnormal delay.
3. Preliminary inquiry must be completed in 7 days (extendable up to 15 with reasons).
4. The judgment binds all police authorities.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — Lalita Kumari v. State of U.P., (2014) 2 SCC 1_
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