Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 313 MP Municipalities Act | Collector Cannot Direct FIR Registration for Unauthorized Colonies; Prosecution Must Proceed via Magistrate’s Complaint : MP HC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that Collectors lack statutory power to direct police to register FIRs against developers of unauthorized colonies. Only a complaint filed before a Magistrate under Section 313 of the MP Municipalities Act, 1961 can initiate prosecution, curbing administrative overreach and preserving the separation between civil enforcement and criminal procedure.