Reviewed case brief
Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P.
(2008) 2 SCC 409
Key authority on the Magistrate's power to direct investigation under S.156(3) CrPC (S.175(3) BNSS) when police refuse to register FIR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2008
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Where police refuse to register an FIR, the aggrieved person should approach the Magistrate under S.156(3) CrPC (now S.175(3) BNSS) rather than the High Court under Art.226. The Magistrate can direct police to register FIR and investigate, and can monitor the investigation.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
SCC
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.