Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Lalita Kumari Mandate Under BNSS | Preliminary Inquiry Justified When Cognizable Offence Not Disclosed : MP HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court upholds the Lalita Kumari principle under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, permitting police to conduct a preliminary inquiry before FIR registration where no cognizable offence is prima facie disclosed. The ruling clarifies the scope of judicial review over police compliance reports in criminal investigations.