Cognizance of Offense Under Section 188 IPC Requires Complaint by Public Servant, Not FIR, Court Quashes Magistrate’s Order: Patna High Court

In a recent judgment, the Patna High Court dealt with a case where the police had registered an FIR based on a written report regarding the violation of Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The issue at hand was whether the police were justified in registering the FIR and whether the magistrate could take cognizance of the offence without a proper complaint filed by the concerned public servant.…