NOT FILE FIR FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDER: HC
It is seen that police are filing FIR frequently under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. The High Court of Madras ordered that no police can’t file FIR for offences that come under section 188 of the IPC. The Justice states that “To constitute an offence under Section 188 of the IPC, mere disobedience of order is not sufficient. The disobedience should also lead to enumerated consequences to constitute it as an offence. The role of a police officer will be confined only to the preventive action as stipulated under Section 41 of Criminal Procedure Code and immediately, he has to inform the authorized public servant to enable them to give a complaint in writing before the judicial magistrate,” The court has been hearing a batch of petitions regarding the police illegal activities against public related to FIR registration. Thus certain guidelines have been issued by the court to stop al...