A First Information Report (FIR) for a non-cognizable offense cannot be filed without a proper order from a magistrate under Section 174, according to the Madras High Court.
The Madras High Court dismissed an FIR filed under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act. It stated that according to Section 174 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, an FIR can...