Registration of FIR in cognisable offence is a must and action must be taken against police officials for not lodging a case in such offences, the Supreme Court today held.<br /><br />A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said, "We hold registration of FIR is mandatory and no preliminary enquiry is permissible in cognisable offences."<br /><br />The bench, also comprising justices B S Chauhan, Ranjan P Desai, Ranjan Gogoi and S A Bobde, said action must be taken against erring police officials for not registering FIR in cognisable offences.<br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
