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Reasi court orders FIR after hanging death
The Indian Express··4d ago
Reasi magistrate Geeta Kumari ordered police to register an FIR over a hanging death on June 24. She said police must file an FIR on a cognizable offence and cannot first test credibility. The deceased's brother alleged foul play and named 10 people. Police had opened inquest proceedings instead. The judgment ran to 12 pages.
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What It Means For You
- In Reasi, a written complaint alleging a cognizable offence must trigger an FIR, the court said.
- Police cannot treat a complainant's allegations as a trial before registration.
- Families seeking investigation of suspicious deaths can cite the order against inquest-only handling.
What's Happening
- The body was found hanging from a tree near the parents' house of the deceased's estranged wife on June 24.
- Advocate M Zulkarnain Chowdhary told the court no case was registered despite written complaints.
- The CJM said Section 174 CrPC inquest work only covers the apparent cause of an unnatural death.
What the judgment told police
- The Indian Express reported the ruling from the Reasi chief judicial magistrate.
- The petitioner sought an FIR against 10 people and alleged the hanging was staged as suicide.
- The court said investigation after an FIR is distinct from limited inquest proceedings.
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