Affidavit Necessary With Application Under S.156(3) CrPC; Directions In 'Priyanka Srivastava v. State of UP' Mandatory: Supreme Court
Live LawThe Supreme Court, in its recent order, has stated that the directions passed by it in the decision of Mrs. Priyanka Srivastava & Anr. 6 SCC 287, are mandatory.The Division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing a criminal appeal arising from the Telangana High Court's order. The Division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing a criminal appeal arising from the Telangana High Court's order. If on a reading of the complaint, he finds that the allegations therein disclose a cognizable offence and the forwarding of the complaint to the police for investigation under Section 156 will be conducive to justice and save the valuable time of the Magistrate from being wasted in enquiring into a matter which was primarily the duty of the police to investigate, he will be justified in adopting that course as an alternative to taking cognizance of the offence itself.” Case Title: RAMESH KUMAR BUNG & ORS., STATE OF TELANGANA & ANR., Diary No.- 42984 – 2023 Citation : 2024 LiveLaw 213