Case Law Analysis
|Gujarat High Court
PC&PNDT Act | FIR Registration & IPC Charges Permissible During Investigation Despite Cognizance Requirement : Gujarat HC
Gujarat High Court clarifies that police may register an FIR and invoke IPC charges under the PC&PNDT Act during investigation, even though cognizance requires an authorized complaint. The ruling distinguishes investigation from trial stages, reinforcing that procedural compliance does not bar parallel criminal charges.